2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season explained

Team:Jacksonville Jaguars
Year:2005
Record:12–4
Division Place:2nd AFC South
Coach:Jack Del Rio
Stadium:Alltel Stadium
Playoffs:Lost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Patriots) 3–28
Uniform:File:AFCS-2004-2007-Uniform-JAX.PNG
Pro Bowlers:DT Marcus Stroud
Shortnavlink:Jaguars seasons

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.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: article and 2005 NFL draft.

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 11W 26–14 1–0 65,204
2September 18at Indianapolis Colts L 3–10 1–1 56,460
3September 25W 26–20 2–1 77,422
4October 2 L 7–20 2–2 Alltel Stadium 66,045
5October 9 W 23–20 3–2 Alltel Stadium 66,137
6October 16 W 23–17 4–2 63,891
7Bye
8October 30 L 21–24 4–3 65,251
9November 6 Houston Texans W 21–14 5–3 Alltel Stadium 64,613
10November 13 W 30–3 6–3 Alltel Stadium 66,107
11November 20 at Tennessee Titans W 31–28 7–3 69,149
12November 27 W 24–17 8–3 39,198
13December 4 W 20–14 9–3 70,941
14December 11 Indianapolis Colts L 18–26 9–4 Alltel Stadium 67,164
15December 18 W 10–9 10–4 Alltel Stadium 64,764
16December 24 at Houston Texans W 38–20 11–4 70,025
17January 1 Tennessee Titans W 40–13 12–4 Alltel Stadium 65,485

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Postseason

See main article: article and 2005–06 NFL playoffs.

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

References