| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Sonny Dykes |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Dana Holgorsen |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Coach: | Lyle Setencich |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Jones SBC Stadium |
| Bowl: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Bowl Result: | L 10–13 vs. Alabama |
The 2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Alabama in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 473 to 226.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
The 2004 team finished the season with an overall record of 8–4, 5–3 in Big 12 play, finishing tied in third place in the Southern Division. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with a 31–15 upset victory over the no. 23 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The team was invited to the Holiday Bowl, defeating no. 4 California 45–31. The 2004 team was ranked no. 18 and no. 17 in the final AP and Coaches' polls, respectively. Quarterback Sonny Cumbie finished the season leading the nation in passing yards, throwing for 4,742 yards.
See also: 2005 NFL draft.
| 4 | 129 | G | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 5 | 150 | T | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 7 | 234 | LB | Baltimore Ravens |
See also: 2005 FIU Golden Panthers football team.
See also: 2005 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See also: 2005 Kansas State Wildcats football team. Quarterback Cody Hodges finished the game 44-of-65 for 643 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Hodges's 643 passing yards are the fourth most by a quarterback in Division I-A (now Division I FBS) and the second time a Texas Tech quarterback threw for over 600 yards in a single game, with B. J. Symons throwing for 661 yards against Ole Miss in 2003.[3]
See also: 2005 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 2005 Baylor Bears football team.
See also: 2005 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See also: 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
See main article: 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic.
See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 2006 NFL draft.
| 7 | 216 | C | Dallas Cowboys |