The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Despite all of the distractions from Hurricane Katrina, LSU finished its season with an 11–2 record capped off by a 40–3 victory over No. 9 Miami in the 2005 Peach Bowl without starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 10 |
8:15 p.m. |
at No. 15 Arizona State*
|
No. 5 |
|
ESPN |
W 35–31 |
63,210 |
| September 26 |
6:30 p.m. |
No. 10 Tennessee
|
No. 4 |
|
ESPN2 |
L 27–30 OT
|
91,986 |
| October 1 |
1:30 p.m. |
at Mississippi State
|
No. 4 |
|
PPV |
W 37–7 |
48,344 |
| October 8 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Vanderbilt
|
No. 11 |
|
ESPN2 |
W 34–6 |
37,309 |
| October 15 |
2:30 p.m. |
No. 11 Florida
|
No. 10 |
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
|
CBS |
W 21–17 |
92,402 |
| October 22 |
6:45 p.m. |
No. 16 Auburn
|
No. 7 |
|
ESPN |
W 20–17 OT
|
92,664 |
| October 29 |
7:00 p.m. |
North Texas*
|
No. 7 |
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
PPV |
W 56–3 |
92,143 |
| November 5 |
7:00 p.m. |
Appalachian State*
|
No. 6 |
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
|
W 24–0 |
91,414 |
| November 12 |
2:30 p.m. |
at No. 4 Alabama
|
No. 5 |
|
CBS |
W 16–13 OT
|
81,018 |
| November 19 |
6:45 p.m. |
at Ole Miss
|
No. 4 |
|
ESPN2 |
W 40–7 |
59,543 |
| November 25 |
1:30 p.m. |
Arkansas |
No. 3 |
|
CBS |
W 19–17 |
91,606 |
| December 3 |
5:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 13 Georgia
|
No. 3 |
|
CBS |
L 14–34 |
73,717 |
| December 30 |
6:30 p.m. |
vs. No. 9 Miami (FL)*
|
No. 10 |
|
ESPN |
W 40–3 |
65,620 |
- *Non-conference game
-
Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
| 2005 LSU Tigers football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
|
Offense
|
Defense
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Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
-
(C) Team captain
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(S) Suspended
-
(I) Ineligible
-
 Injured
-
 Redshirt
Roster
|
Game summaries
Florida
#11 Florida at #10 LSU
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Florida |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
| • LSU
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
11:42 |
LSU |
Bennie Brazell 43-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick) |
LSU 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
1:10 |
LSU |
Dwayne Bowe 27-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick) |
LSU 14-0 |
|
| 2 |
8:44 |
FLA |
Kestahn Moore 32-yard run (Chris Hetland kick) |
LSU 14-7 |
|
| 3 |
11:31 |
FLA |
Chris Hetland 22-yard field goal |
LSU 14-10 |
|
| 3 |
4:02 |
FLA |
DeShawn Wynn 1-yard run (Chris Hetland kick) |
FLA 17-14 |
|
| 4 |
12:35 |
LSU |
Joseph Addai 3-yard run (Colt David kick) |
LSU 21-17 |
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