Gopher Football 2005 Season

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2005 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score

09/01/2005 @ Tulsa (9-4) W 41-10

09/10/2005 Colorado State (6-6) W 56-24

09/17/2005 Florida Atlantic (2-9) W 46-7

09/24/2005 Homecoming
Purdue (5-6) W 42-35 OT

10/01/2005 @ Penn State (11-1) L 14-44

10/08/2005 @ Michigan (7-5) W 23-20

10/15/2005 Wisconsin (10-3) L 34-38

10/29/2005 Ohio State (10-2) L 31-45

11/05/2005 @ Indiana (4-7) W 42-21

11/12/2005 Michigan State (5-6) W 41-18

11/19/2005 @ Iowa (7-5) L 28-52

12/30/2005 Music City Bowl
vs. Virginia (7-5) L 31-34

2005 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall

W L PCT W L PCT

Penn State 7 1 .875 11 1 .917

Ohio State 7 1 .875 10 2 .833

Wisconsin 5 3 .625 10 3 .769

Northwestern 5 3 .625 7 5 .583

Iowa 5 3 .625 7 5 .583

Michigan 5 3 .625 7 5 .583

Minnesota 4 4 .500 7 5 .583

Purdue 3 5 .375 5 6 .455

Michigan State 2 6 .250 5 6 .455

Indiana 1 7 .125 4 7 .364

Illinois 0 8 .000 2 9 .182

Season notes:

Coached by Glen Mason (9th season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

2005 Poll Results

Associated Press ESPN/USA Today

1. Texas (65) 13-0 1,625

2. USC 12-1 1,560

3. Penn State 11-1 1,484

4. Ohio State 10-2 1,428

5. West Virginia 11-1 1,325

6. Louisiana State 11-2 1,314

7. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,197

8. Alabama 10-2 1,081

9. Notre Dame 9-3 1,019

10. Georgia 10-3 994

11. TCU 11-1 937

12. Oregon 10-2 817

12. Florida 9-3 817

14. Auburn 9-3 799

15. Wisconsin 10-3 786

16. UCLA 10-2 778

17. Miami (FL) 9-3 589

18. Boston College 9-3 545

19. Louisville 9-3 410

20. Texas Tech 9-3 359

21. Clemson 8-4 339

22. Oklahoma 8-4 329

23. Florida State 8-5 232

24. Nebraska 8-4 128

25. California 8-4 45

1. Texas (62) 13-0 1,550

2. USC 12-1 1,483

3. Penn State 11-1 1,421

4. Ohio State 10-2 1,357

5. Louisiana State 11-2 1,281

6. West Virginia 11-1 1,235

7. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,176

8. Alabama 10-2 1,066

9. TCU 11-1 914

10. Georgia 10-3 900

11. Notre Dame 9-3 866

12. Oregon 10-2 837

13. UCLA 10-2 774

14. Auburn 9-3 760

15. Wisconsin 10-3 739

16. Florida 9-3 718

17. Boston College 9-3 584

18. Miami (FL) 9-3 558

19. Texas Tech 9-3 422

20. Louisville 9-3 342

21. Clemson 8-4 310

22. Oklahoma 8-4 274

23. Florida State 8-5 209

24. Nebraska 8-4 109

25. California 8-4 68

2005 Season Big Ten Bowl Results

FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/03/2006
Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (OT)

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 01/02/2006
Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20

Capital One Bowl - 01/02/2006
Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10

Outback Bowl - 01/02/2006
Florida 31, Iowa 24

Mastercard Alamo Bowl - 12/28/2005
Nebraska 32, Michigan 28

Vitalis Sun Bowl - 12/30/2005
UCLA 50, Northwestern 38

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - 12/30/2005
Virginia 34, Minnesota 31

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2005 Season Bowl Results

Rose Bowl by Citi - 01/04/2006
Texas 41, USC 38

Nokia Sugar Bowl - 01/02/2006
West Virginia 38, Georgia 35

Toyota Gator Bowl - 01/02/2006
Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24

AT&T Cotton Bowl - 01/02/2006
Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - 12/30/2005
LSU 40, Miami (FL) 3

AutoZone Liberty Bowl - 12/31/2005
Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24

Independence Bowl - 12/30/2005
Missouri 38, South Carolina 31

Emerald Bowl - 12/29/2005
Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10

EV1.net Houston Bowl - 12/31/2005
TCU 27, Iowa State 24

Meineke Car Care Bowl - 12/31/2005
North Carolina State 14, South Florida 0

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - 12/29/2005
Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14

MPC Computers Bowl - 12/28/2005
Boston College 27, Boise State 21

Insight Bowl - 12/27/2005
Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40

Champs Sports Bowl - 12/27/2005
Clemson 19, Colorado 10

Motor City Bowl - 12/26/2005
Memphis 38, Akron 31

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - 12/24/2005
Nevada 49, Central Florida 48 (OT)

Fort Worth Bowl - 12/23/2005
Kansas 42, Houston 13

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - 12/22/2005
Navy 51, Colorado State 30

Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl - 12/22/2005
California 35, BYU 28

GMAC Bowl - 12/21/2005
Toledo 45, UTEP 13

New Orleans Bowl - 12/20/2005
Southern Mississippi 31, Arkansas State 19