2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

2005 Ole Miss Rebels football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Western Division
Record| 3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach|

* Ed Orgeron (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Noel Mazzone (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Base defense| 4–3
Captains|

* Michael Bozeman
* Tre' Stallings

Home stadium| Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Eastern Division
No. 10 Georgia x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
South Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Florida |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Vanderbilt |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tennessee |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Kentucky |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Western Division
No. 5 LSU xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 14 Auburn x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 8 Alabama |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Arkansas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Mississippi State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Ole Miss |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2).

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying of fifth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

## Schedule

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September 5| 3:30 pm| at Memphis*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 10–6| 53,339
September 17| 11:30 am| at Vanderbilt|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| JPS| L 23–31| 34,847
September 24| 6:00 pm| Wyoming*|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | L 14–24| 53,652
October 1| 11:30 am| at No. 10 Tennessee|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| JPS| L 10–27| 107,709
October 8| 1:00 pm| The Citadel*|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | W 27–7| 50,272
October 15| 2:30 pm| No. 6 Alabama|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| CBS| L 10–13| 60,135
October 22| 1:00 pm| Kentucky|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | W 13–7| 48,457
October 29| 11:30 am| at No. 19 Auburn|

* Jordan-Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL (rivalry)

| JPS| L 3–27| 85,791
November 12| 1:00 pm| Arkansas|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| | L 17–28| 53,289
November 19| 6:45 pm| No. 4 LSU|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| ESPN2| L 7–40| 59,543
November 26| 1:30 pm| at Mississippi State|

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)

| | L 14–35| 53,655

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `` | Mike Espy | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Ed Orgeron

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tony Hughes – Defensive backs
* Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Arkansas
* Auburn
* LSU: Magnolia Bowl
* Memphis
* Mississippi State: Egg Bowl
* Tennessee
* Tulane
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Billy Cannon's Halloween run
* Colonel Reb
* Rebel Black Bear
* Tony the Landshark
* "Forward Rebels"
* The Pride of the South
* The Grove
* The Blind Side

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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