2005 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2005 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in C-USA's West Division.

2005 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium

2005 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Baylor*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 23–28	29,538
September 10	8:30 p.m.	No. 22 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CSTV	W 21–10	22,416
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 8–66	75,128
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Tulane	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 10–31	15,681
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSTV	L 13–16	25,218
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 28–27	23,255
October 15	2:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 17–24	11,715
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 13–20	22,502
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		W 27–7	15,236
November 19	5:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 29–24	14,650
November 26	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 40–27	17,194
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2005 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Jerad Romo Sr WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Sr DE 40 Justin Rogers Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Sr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2005-12-15