2005 Houston Texans season | |
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Owner | Bob McNair |
General manager | Charley Casserly |
Head coach | Dom Capers |
Offensive coordinator | Chris Palmer |
Defensive coordinator | Vic Fangio |
Home field | Reliant Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–14 |
Division place | 4th AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Jerome Mathis |
The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL Draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to Hurricane Rita. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.
Main article: 2005 NFL draft |
2005 Houston Texans draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 16 | Travis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Florida State | |
3 | 73 | Vernand Morency | Running back | Oklahoma State | |
4 | 114 | Jerome Mathis * | Wide receiver | Hampton | |
5 | 151 | Drew Hodgdon | Center | Arizona State | |
6 | 188 | C. C. Brown | Safety | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
7 | 227 | Kenneth Pettway | Defensive end | Grambling State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 14 | Denver Broncos | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 21 | Oakland Raiders | W 19–17 | 1–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–21 | 1–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–38 | 1–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–22 | 0–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–27 | 0–2 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
3 | Bye | |||||
4 | October 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–16 | 0–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 9 | Tennessee Titans | L 20–34 | 0–4 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–42 | 0–5 | Qwest Field | Recap |
7 | October 23 | Indianapolis Colts | L 20–38 | 0–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 19–16 | 1–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–21 | 1–7 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–31 | 1–8 | RCA Dome | Recap |
11 | November 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–45 | 1–9 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 27 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–33 (OT) | 1–10 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 4 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 15–16 | 1–11 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 11 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–13 | 1–12 | The Coliseum | Recap |
15 | December 18 | Arizona Cardinals | W 30–19 | 2–12 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–38 | 2–13 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–14 | Monster Park | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bills | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Bengals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Titans | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
Texans | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
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Colts | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Texans | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Texans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Chiefs | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Texans | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
Texans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
Ravens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
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Texans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Titans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at The Coliseum
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Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Texans | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Texans | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Monster Park, San Francisco, California
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AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 439 | 247 | W1 |
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 361 | 269 | W3 |
Tennessee Titans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 299 | 421 | L3 |
Houston Texans | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 260 | 431 | L2 |
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 2,237 | 139.8 | 30th |
Rushing offense | 1,816 | 113.5 | 15th |
Total offense[3] | 4,053 | 253.3 | 30th |
Passing defense | 3,521 | 220.1 | 24th |
Rushing defense | 2,303 | 143.9 | 32nd |
Total defense[4] | 5,824 | 364.0 | 31st |
Category | Player | Total | |
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Offense | |||
Passing yards | David Carr | 2,488 | |
Passing touchdowns | David Carr | 14 | |
Rushing yards | Domanick Williams | 976 | |
Rushing touchdowns | Jonathan Wells | 4 | |
Receiving yards | Andre Johnson | 688 | |
Receiving touchdowns | Corey Bradford | 5 | |
Defense | |||
Tackles (Solo) | Morlon Greenwood | 82 | |
Sacks | Shantee Orr | 7 | |
Interceptions | Glenn Earl | 2 |
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