| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | Sun Bowl champion |
The 2005 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10–2 overall, and were third in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 6–2 record.[1] The Bruins were invited to play in the Vitalis Sun Bowl vs. Northwestern on December 30, 2005. After giving up 22 unanswered points in the first quarter, the Bruins came back to win 50–38. The team was ranked #16 in the final AP Poll and #13 in the final Coaches Poll.
UCLA was ranked #24 by Lindy's and #19 by Blue Ribbon in the pre-season polls.[2]
See also: 2005 San Diego State Aztecs football team.
See also: 2005 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See main article: 2005 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2005 California Golden Bears football team.
See main article: 2005 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2005 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2005 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 2005 Arizona Wildcats football team.
See also: 2005 USC Trojans football team.
On June 10, 2010, the NCAA found that Reggie Bush was ineligible for college athletics during the 2005 season, and USC was forced to vacate all wins from that year.
See also: 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2005 Sun Bowl.
UCLA overcame a 22–0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50–38.
See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.