2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 12–4 in the regular season, but did not manage to win their own division, being swept by the Indianapolis Colts who finished 14–2. The Jaguars reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs to the New England Patriots, 28–3.

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–28
Pro Bowlers	DT Marcus Stroud
Uniform

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2005 NFL draft

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21	Matt Jones	Wide receiver	Arkansas
2	52	Khalif Barnes	Offensive tackle	Washington
3	87	Scott Starks	Cornerback	Wisconsin
4	127	Alvin Pearman	Running back	Virginia
5	157	Gerald Sensabaugh	Safety	North Carolina
6	185	Chad Owens	Wide receiver	Hawaii
6	194	Pat Thomas	Linebacker	NC State
7	237	Chris Roberson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant head coach/secondary – Dave Campo Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Steve Walters Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Assistant offensive line – Andy Heck

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Assistant defensive line – Todd Howard Linebackers – Brian VanGorder Defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant special teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Les Ebert

Roster

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  9 David Garrard  5 Quinn Gray  7 Byron Leftwich Running backs (RB) 40 Rich Alexis 33 Greg Jones FB 34 Alvin Pearman KR/PR 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield 36 Derrick Wimbush KR Wide receivers (WR) 85 Cortez Hankton 18 Matt Jones 82 Jimmy Smith 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends (TE) 80 Kyle Brady 86 Brian Jones 87 George Wrighster

Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Khalif Barnes T 61 Dan Connolly G 68 Derrick Fletcher G 67 Vince Manuwai G 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C 72 Mike Pearson T 66 Brett Romberg C 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Martin Chase DT 94 Jim Davis DE 97 Reggie Hayward DE 98 John Henderson DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 92 Rob Meier DE/DT 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Akin Ayodele OLB 55 Greg Favors OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 54 Mike Peterson MLB 52 Daryl Smith OLB 53 Pat Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB) 35 Deke Cooper SS 21 Terry Cousin CB 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 26 David Richardson CB/S 38 Chris Roberson CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh FS/SS 31 Scott Starks CB 25 Kenny Wright CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K 88 Joe Zelenka LS

Practice squad 70 Walter Curry DT 60 Andrew Economos LS 12 Nate Hybl QB -- James Kinney LB 84 Chad Owens WR 13 Fred Stamps WR 44 Lee Webb RB Reserve 58 Jorge Cordova LB (IR) 20 Donovin Darius S (IR) 91 Anthony Maddox DT (IR) 63 Brad Meester C (IR) 41 Nick Sorensen S (IR) 59 Tracy White LB (IR) 55 Jamie Winborn LB (IR) 83 Todd Yoder TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 7 practice squad

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–14	1–0	Alltel Stadium	65,204
2	September 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–10	1–1	RCA Dome	56,460
3	September 25	at New York Jets	W 26–20 (OT)	2–1	Giants Stadium	77,422
4	October 2	Denver Broncos	L 7–20	2–2	Alltel Stadium	66,045
5	October 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,137
6	October 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17 (OT)	4–2	Heinz Field	63,891
7	Bye
8	October 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 21–24	4–3	Edward Jones Dome	65,251
9	November 6	Houston Texans	W 21–14	5–3	Alltel Stadium	64,613
10	November 13	Baltimore Ravens	W 30–3	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,107
11	November 20	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28	7–3	The Coliseum	69,149
12	November 27	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–17	8–3	Sun Devil Stadium	39,198
13	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–14	9–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	70,941
14	December 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–26	9–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 10–9	10–4	Alltel Stadium	64,764
16	December 24	at Houston Texans	W 38–20	11–4	Reliant Stadium	70,025
17	January 1	Tennessee Titans	W 40–13	12–4	Alltel Stadium	65,485

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2

Postseason

Main article: 2005–06 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Wild Card	January 7	at New England Patriots (4)	L 3–28	0–1	Gillette Stadium	68,756

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) New England Patriots

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Jacksonville Jaguars at (4) New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	0	0	3
Patriots	0	7	14	7	28

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: January 7, 2006
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 24 °F or −4.4 °C (Clear)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:05 JAC – Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal, 1:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:45. Third quarter NE – David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:13. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:42. NE – Benjamin Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:03. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter NE – Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:46. Patriots 28–3. Top passers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 179 yards, INT NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 201 yards, 3 TD Top rushers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 3 rushes, 26 yards NE – Kevin Faulk – 6 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers JAC – Matt Jones – 6 receptions, 94 yards NE – Benjamin Watson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD

References

• Pro Football Reference