2005 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2005 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in C-USA's West Division.^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Baylor*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 23–28	29,538
September 10	8:30 p.m.	No. 22 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CSTV	W 21–10	22,416
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 8–66	75,128
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Tulane	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 10–31	15,681
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSTV	L 13–16	25,218	^[2]
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 28–27	23,255
October 15	2:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 17–24	11,715	^[3]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 13–20	22,502
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		W 27–7	15,236
November 19	5:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 29–24	14,650
November 26	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 40–27	17,194
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule

2005 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
UCF x	7	–	1	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	5
Memphis	5	–	3	7	–	5
East Carolina	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marshall	3	–	5	4	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$	6	–	2	9	–	4
UTEP	5	–	3	8	–	4
Houston	4	–	4	6	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	6
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rice	1	–	7	1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll