2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Mike Espy Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ed Orgeron Coordinators/assistant coaches Tony Hughes – Defensive backs Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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