2005 Utah Utes football team

The 2005 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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.

2005 Utah Utes football
Emerald Bowl champion
Emerald Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Gary Andersen (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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	6:30 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	1:35 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan 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 17–28	41,341 [7]
October 22	4:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	ABC	W 43–32	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	KJZZ	L 21–37	36,746 [10]
November 19	4:30 pm	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN+	W 41–34 OT	64,312 [11]
December 29	1:30 pm	vs. Georgia Tech*	AT&T Park California, CA (Emerald Bowl)	ESPN	W 38-10	25,742 [12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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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