| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Dantonio |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Don Treadwell |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Pat Narduzzi |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Nippert Stadium |
The 2005 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.