2005 BYU Cougars football team

Summary

The 2005 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2005 BYU Cougars football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 28–35 vs. California
ConferenceMountain West
Record6–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Base defense3–3–5[1]
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 TCU $   8 0     11 1  
BYU   5 3     6 6  
Colorado State   5 3     6 6  
Utah   4 4     7 5  
New Mexico   4 4     6 5  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
Air Force   3 5     4 7  
Wyoming   2 6     4 7  
UNLV   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:30 pmNo. 22 Boston College*ABCL 3–2058,108
September 101:00 pmEastern Illinois*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 45–1052,630
September 241:00 pmTCU
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+L 50–51 OT58,320
October 18:00 pmat San Diego StateSWPL 10–3141,680
October 86:00 pmat New MexicoSWPW 27–2439,233
October 158:00 pmColorado State 
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 24–1458,165
October 2212:30 pmat No. 9 Notre Dame*NBCL 23–4980,795
October 291:00 pmAir Force
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+W 62–4157,687
November 51:00 pmat UNLVESPN+W 55–1423,677
November 124:00 pmat WyomingSWPW 35–2115,889
November 191:00 pmUtah
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN+L 34–41 OT64,312
December 226:00 pmvs. California*
ESPNL 28–3540,053
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster edit

2005 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 John Beck Sr
WR 1 Todd Watkins Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 41 Bryan Kehl So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries edit

Boston College edit

1 234Total
#22/22 Boston College 7 3010 20
BYU 0 030 3

Eastern Illinois edit

1 234Total
Eastern Illinois 0 037 10
BYU 17 14014 45
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 52,630
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), wind NW 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: Pete Gautreau
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

TCU edit

1 234OTTotal
TCU 10 67217 51
BYU 21 310106 50
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 4:42
  • Game attendance: 58,320
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer

San Diego State edit

1 234Total
BYU 0 307 10
San Diego State 0 1777 31
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 41,680
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear and mild, wind NW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

New Mexico edit

1 234Total
BYU 6 7014 27
New Mexico 7 1430 24
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 6:09 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 39,233
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy w/ rain, winds gusty SW
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

Colorado State edit

1 234Total
Colorado State 0 077 14
BYU 0 1437 24
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 58,165
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy w/ showers, winds W 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Notre Dame edit

1 234Total
BYU 10 0130 23
#9/10 Notre Dame 7 14217 49
  • Source:

Air Force edit

1 234Total
Air Force 0 7727 41
BYU 14 141321 62
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:51
  • Game attendance: 57,687
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), rainy, winds S 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer

UNLV edit

1 234Total
BYU 7 201414 55
UNLV 0 707 14
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 23,677
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), clear, winds SE 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer

Wyoming edit

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BYU 14 1470 35
Wyoming 14 070 21
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 15,889
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), cold and windy, winds WNW 35 mph (56 km/h)
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

Utah edit

1 234OTTotal
Utah 14 10737 41
BYU 3 021100 34
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 4:15
  • Game attendance: 64,312
  • Game weather: Clear but hazy, 47 °F (8 °C), wind W 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer

Las Vegas Bowl: California edit

1 234Total
BYU 0 14014 28
Cal 7 14140 35

References edit

  1. ^ Ellsworth, Jon (September 24, 2008). "BYU's Winning Formula, Part 1". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 21, 2023.