2005 Utah Utes football team
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2005 Emerald Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, W 38–10
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2005 record | 7–5 (4–4 MWC) |
| Head coach | Kyle Whittingham (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Andy Ludwig (1st year) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Andersen (1st year) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2005–2006. This was Kyle Whittingham's first year as head coach after having been promoted from defensive coordinator following the departure of Urban Meyer for Florida. Their 4–4 conference record put them tied for fourth in the conference. The Utes played their homes games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Notes | |
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| September 2 | 6:00 PM | Arizona* | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | W 27–24 | 45,528 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Utah State* | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | KJZZ | W 31–7 | 44,639 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | 5:30 PM | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN | L 20–23 OT | 25,220 | [3] | ||
| September 22 | 5:30 PM | Air Force | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | W 38–35 | 41,935 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | 11:35 AM | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | KJZZ | L 17–31 | 50,000 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | 4:30 PM | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | KJZZ | L 17–21 | 32,713 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | 5:00 PM | San Diego State |
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ABC | L 19–28 | 41,341 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | 5:00 PM | at UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | ABC | W 42–32 | 19,108 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Wyoming | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 43–13 | 39,026 | [9] | |||
| November 12 | 4:30 PM | New Mexico | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl) | KJZZ | L 27–31 | 36,746 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | at BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (The Holy War) | ESPN+ | W 41–34 OT | 64,312 | [11] | ||
| December 29 | 2:30 PM | vs. #24 Georgia Tech* | SBC Park • San Francisco, CA (Emerald Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–10 | 25,742 | [12] | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches. All times are in Mountain Time Zone. |
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After the season
NFL Draft
Utah had two players taken in the 2006 NFL Draft:[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Spencer Toone | Safety | 7 | 245 | Tennessee Titans |
| Quinton Ganther | Running back | 7 | 246 | Tennessee Titans |
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