2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

2005 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Eastern Division
Record| 5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach|

* Phillip Fulmer (13th season)

Offensive coordinator| Randy Sanders (7th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| John Chavis (11th season)
Base defense| Multiple 4–3
Home stadium| Neyland Stadium

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Southeastern Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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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 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT", or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, in his thirteenth full year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC), and failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time during Fulmer's tenure as head coach and the first time overall since 1988.[1]

Tennessee entered their 2005 season ranked as the number three team in the nation and as a favorite to win the Eastern Division and compete for the SEC championship.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 12:30 pm| UAB*| No. 3|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee

| JPS| W 17–10| 107,529
September 17| 8:00 pm| at No. 6 Florida| No. 5|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September)

| CBS| L 7–16| 90,716
September 26| 7:30 pm| at No. 4 LSU| No. 10|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| ESPN2| W 30–27 OT| 91,986
October 1| 12:30 pm| Ole Miss| No. 10|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)

| JPS| W 27–10| 107,709
October 8| 3:30 pm| No. 5 Georgia| No. 8|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)

| CBS| L 14–27| 108,470
October 22| 3:30 pm| at No. 5 Alabama| No. 17|

* Bryant–Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)

| CBS| L 3–6 ‡| 81,018
October 29| 7:45 pm| South Carolina| No. 23|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)

| ESPN2| L 15–16| 107,716
November 5| 2:30 pm| at No. 8 Notre Dame*| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, Indiana

| NBC| L 21–41| 80,795
November 12| 2:00 pm| Memphis*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee

| PPV| W 20–16| 106,647
November 19| 12:30 pm| Vanderbilt| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)

| JPS| L 24–28| 107,487
November 26| 12:30 pm| at Kentucky| |

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)

| JPS| W 27–8| 61,924

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

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* Reference:[4]

‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Alabama has retroactively vacated its 2005 victory over Tennessee. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore Tennessee still considers the game a loss in their official records.[5]

## Roster

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2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

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

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QB | `8` | Jonathan Crompton | Fr
WR | `9` | Bret Smith | Jr
QB | `10` | Erik Ainge | So
WR | `11` | Slick Shelley | Fr
WR | `12` | Lucas Taylor | Fr
WR | `13` | Chris Hannon | Sr
QB | `14` | Bo Hardegree | So
G | `78` | Ramon Foster | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `18` | Jason Allen | Sr
DT | `92` | Justin Harrell | Jr
DE | `98` | Parys Haralson | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Phillip Fulmer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
* Trooper Taylor – Running backs/assistant head coach
* Pat Washington – Wide receivers
* Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
* Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line
* John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/associate head coach/linebackers
* Dan Brooks – Defensive line
* Larry Slade – Defensive backs
* Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
* Jason Michael – Graduate assistant
* Jay Graham – Graduate assistant

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Main article: 2006 NFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Jason Allen | Cornerback | 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins
Parys Haralson | Defensive end | 5 | 140 | San Francisco 49ers
Omar Gaither | Linebacker | 5 | 168 | Philadelphia Eagles
Jesse Mahelona | Defensive tackle | 5 | 169 | Tennessee Titans
Kevin Simon | Linebacker | 7 | 250 | Washington Redskins

* References:[6][7][8]

## References

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General

* 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

Specific

1. ^ "Phillip Fulmer College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
2. ^ "2005–2006 Schedule". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
3. ^ "CBS SPORTS' 2005 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST". CBS Press Express. CBS. June 13, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
4. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 128
5. ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
6. ^ "Dolphins help aging defense". Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. April 30, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
7. ^ Pasquarelli, Len (June 21, 2006). "49ers sign fifth-round pick Haralson to four-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
8. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

## External links

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* Season summary at Sports Reference

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Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama: Third Saturday in October
* Auburn
* Florida
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* South Carolina
* Vanderbilt

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* History
* Smokey
* "Rocky Top"
* Pride of the Southland Band
* Battle at Bristol
* Porter Cup

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* Head coaches
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