2005 UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 50–38 vs. Northwestern
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 16
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Cable (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (3rd season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 USC † $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 13 Oregon   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 16 UCLA   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 California   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Arizona State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Stanford   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington State   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Washington   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Pre-season

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings § Preseason polls

UCLA was ranked #24 by Lindy's and #19 by Blue Ribbon in the pre-season polls.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat San Diego State*
ESPN2W 44–2150,710
September 107:00 pmRice*
FSNW2W 63–2144,808
September 1712:30 pmNo. 21 Oklahoma*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 41–2456,522
October 17:15 pmWashingtonNo. 20
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW2W 21–1764,249
October 84:30 pmNo. 10 CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
TBSW 47–4084,811
October 153:30 pmat Washington StateNo. 12
FSNW 44–41 OT35,117
October 224:00 pmOregon StatedaggerNo. 8
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
TBSW 51–2849,932
October 293:30 pmat StanfordNo. 8
FSNW 30–27 OT42,850
November 53:15 pmat ArizonaNo. 7
FSNW2L 14–5255,775
November 124:00 pmArizona StateNo. 14
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 45–3584,983
December 31:30 pmat No. 1 USCNo. 11
ABCL 19–6692,000
December 3012:00 pmvs. Northwestern*No. 17
CBSW 50–3850,426
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

San Diego State

See also: 2005 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 234Total
• UCLA 7 17173 44
San Diego St 6 087 21

Rice

See also: 2005 Rice Owls football team
1 234Total
Rice 7 770 21
• UCLA 21 28014 63

Oklahoma

See also: 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team
#21 Oklahoma at UCLA
1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 377 24
• UCLA 10 3721 41
Scoring summary
110:47OKLATravis Wilson 56-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)OKLA 7–0
15:31UCLAAndrew Baumgartner 19-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Tied 7–7
10:05UCLAJustin Medlock 44-yard field goalUCLA 10–7
23:15UCLAJustin Medlock 51-yard field goalUCLA 13–7
20:15OKLAGarrett Hartley 37-yard field goalUCLA 13–10
313:13UCLASpencer Havner 13-yard fumble return (Justin Medlock kick)UCLA 20–10
33:25OKLAAdrian Peterson 11-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)UCLA 20–17
412:32UCLAMarcedes Lewis 19-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)UCLA 27–17
47:16UCLAChris Markey 7-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)UCLA 34–17
43:49OKLARhett Bomar 16-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)UCLA 34–24
42:33UCLAMaurice Drew 9-yard run (Justin Medlock kick)UCLA 41–24

Washington

Main article: 2005 Washington Huskies football team
Washington at #20 UCLA
1 234Total
Washington 3 770 17
• UCLA 0 0714 21
  • Date: Saturday, October 1
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

California

See also: 2005 California Golden Bears football team
#10 California at #20 UCLA
1 234Total
California 14 13103 40
• UCLA 7 14719 47
  • Date: Saturday, October 8
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Washington State

Main article: 2005 Washington State Cougars football team
#12 UCLA at Washington State
1 234OTTotal
• UCLA 0 147176 44
Washington St 14 141003 41
Scoring summary
112:50WSUJerome Harrison 57-yard run (Loren Langley kick)Wash St 7–0
12:38WSUJason Hill 6-yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick)Wash St 14–0
214:56WSUMichael Bumpus 9-yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick)Wash St 21–0
28:07UCLAGavin Ketchum 21-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Wash St 21–7
25:36WSUJerome Harrison 21-yard run (Loren Langley kick)Wash St 28–7
2:24UCLAMarcedes Lewis 4-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Wash St 28–14
38:21UCLAMaurice Drew 45-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Wash St 28–21
36:20WSULoren Langley 48-yard field goalWash St 31–21
3:23WSUAlex Brink 4-yard run (Loren Langley kick)Wash St 38–21
414:32UCLAMarcedes Lewis 9-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Wash St 38–28
49:56UCLAJustin Medlock 36-yard field goalWash St 38–31
4:44UCLAMarcus Everett 9-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Tie 38–38
OTWSULoren Langley 37-yard field goalWash St 41–38
OTUCLAMaurice Drew 1-yard runUCLA 44–41

Oregon State

See also: 2005 Oregon State Beavers football team
Oregon State at #8 UCLA
1 234Total
Oregon St 7 777 28
• UCLA 10 211010 51
  • Date: Saturday, October 22
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Stanford

See also: 2005 Stanford Cardinal football team
#8 UCLA at Stanford
1 234OTTotal
• UCLA 0 30216 30
Stanford 7 07103 27
Scoring summary
17:09StanfordJ.R. Lemon 13-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick)Stanford 7–0
210:19UCLAJustin Medlock 32-yard field goalStanford 7–3
34:16StanfordJ.R. Lemon 9-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick)Stanford 14–3
413:18StanfordMichael Sgroi 40-yard field goalStanford 17–3
48:26StanfordNick Frank 7-yard run (Michael Sgroi kick)Stanford 24–3
47:04UCLAMaurice Drew 6-yard run (Justin Medlock kick)Stanford 24–10
44:43UCLAJoe Cowan 31-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick)Stanford 24–17
40:46UCLAMaurice Drew 1-yard run (Justin Medlock kick)Tie 24–24
OTStanfordMichael Sgroi 42-yard field goalStanford 27–24
OTUCLABrandon Breazell 23-yard pass from Drew OlsonUCLA 30–27

Arizona

See also: 2005 Arizona Wildcats football team
#7 UCLA at Arizona
1 234Total
UCLA 0 707 14
• Arizona 21 10210 52

Arizona State

See also: 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State at #14 UCLA
1 234Total
Arizona St 14 1407 35
• UCLA 21 7143 45
  • Date: Saturday, November 12
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

USC

See also: 2005 USC Trojans football team
#11 UCLA at #1 USC
1 234Total
UCLA 0 6013 19
• USC 10 212114 66

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.

Sun Bowl

See also: 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2005 Sun Bowl
Northwestern vs. #17 UCLA
Sun Bowl
1 234Total
Northwestern 22 0313 38
• UCLA 7 22714 50

UCLA overcame a 22–0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50–38.

Rankings

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———25202012887141211111716
Coaches———23211612987141111111713
HarrisNot released1816118761412111118Not released
BCSNot released9651511121216Not released

References

  1. ^ "2005–2006 Football Schedule". UCLA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "2005 Preseason Consensus". Stassen.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
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