2005 Michigan Wolverines football team
American college football season
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The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. Despite a disappointing 7–5 finish after being ranked as high as No. 3 early in the season, Michigan did not lose a game by more than a touchdown and upset Penn State, who finished #3 in the nation, on a last second touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Mario Manningham. The team earned an invitation to the 2005 Alamo Bowl, where it lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a 32–28 margin. The team's first five conference games were all decided in the final 24 seconds of regulation or in overtime.[1]
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Lloyd Carr (11th season)
OffensivecoordinatorTerry Malone (4th season)
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Terry Malone (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Herrmann (9th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| MVP | Jason Avant |
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| Home stadium | Michigan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Penn State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 4 | ABC | W 33–17 | 110,971 | |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame* | No. 3 |
| ABC | L 10–17 | 111,386 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | No. 14 |
| ESPN Plus | W 55–0 | 109,511 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 14 | ESPN2 | L 20–23 | 83,022 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Michigan State | ABC | W 34–31 OT | 79,401 | ||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 21 |
| ABC | L 20–23 | 111,117 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Penn State |
| ABC | W 27–25 | 111,249 | |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | ABC | W 23–20 OT | 70,585 | ||
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Northwestern | No. 25 | ESPN | W 33–17 | 47,130 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | No. 21 |
| ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 110,580 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Ohio State | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 21–25 | 111,591 |
| December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Nebraska* | No. 20 | ESPN | L 28–32 | 63,016 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | RV | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | RV |
| Coaches | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | RV |
| Harris | Not released | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 21 | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | — | 25 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 20 | Not released | ||||||
Game summaries
Michigan State
Paul Bunyan Trophy: Michigan Wolverines (2–2) at #11 Michigan State Spartans (4–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Michigan | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Michigan St | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 79,401
- Referee: Dennis Lipski
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, and Jack Arute
- Michigan Football
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Penn State
Penn State at Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| • Michigan | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
- Date: October 15
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
- Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
- Source: ESPN
| 2 | MICH | 4:34 | Garrett Rivas 35-yard field goal | MICH 3-0 |
| 3 | 11:10 | MICH | Mike Hart 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) | MICH 10-0 |
| 3 | :10 | PSU | Kevin Kelly 25-yard field goal | MICH 10-3 |
| 4 | 11:56 | PSU | Michael Robinson 4-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick) | Tied 10-10 |
| 4 | 11:39 | PSU | Alan Zemaitis 35-yard fumble return (Kevin Kelly run) | PSU 18-10 |
| 4 | 9:32 | MICH | Mario Manningham 33-yard pass from Chad Henne (Mike Hart run) | Tied 18-18 |
| 4 | 3:45 | MICH | Garrett Rivas 47-yard field goal | MICH 21-18 |
| 4 | :53 | PSU | Michael Robinson 3-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick) | PSU 25-21 |
| 4 | :00 | MICH | Mario Manningham 10-yard pass from Chad Henne (no kick) | MICH 27-25 |
Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| • Michigan | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Iowa | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: October 22
- Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
- Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color), & Suzy Shuster (Sideline)
| 1 | 9:07 | IOWA | Herb Grigsby 15-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 7-0 |
| 2 | 13:45 | MICH | Jason Avant 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) | Tie 7-7 |
| 2 | 8:09 | IOWA | Herb Grigsby 4-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 14-7 |
| 3 | 8:25 | MICH | Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal | Iowa 14-10 |
| 4 | 8:51 | MICH | Steve Breaston 52-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) | Michigan 17-14 |
| 4 | :00 | IOWA | Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal | Tie 17-17 |
| OT | IOWA | Kyle Schlicher 28-yard field goal | Iowa 20-17 | |
| OT | MICH | Jerome Jackson 1-yard run | Michigan 23-20 | |
Personnel
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Lloyd Carr
- Assistant coaches: Erik Campbell (assistant head coach), Mike DeBord, [Jim Herrmann] Ron English, Fred Jackson, Ron Lee, Scot Loeffler, Andy Moeller, Steve Stripling, Steve Szabo
- Trainer: Paul Schmidt
Roster
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Statistical achievements
The team led the conference in kick return average in all games (23.4), while Michigan State led in conference games.[3] Mike Hart set the school record for career 200-yard games (4), passing Ron Johnson's 3 set in 1968. He extended the record, which is still standing, to 5 in 2007.[4] His 200-yard game came after missing two and a half games due to injury. During the three injury-affected games Michigan lost to Notre Dame and Wisconsin and slipped out of the polls for the first time since 1998, snapping the nation's longest streak of 114-straight poll appearances.[5]
Awards and honors
- Co-captains: Jason Avant, Pat Massey
- Academic All-American: Avant (second team)[6]
- All-Conference: Jason Avant, Matt Lentz, Adam Stenavich, Gabe Watson
- Most Valuable Player: Jason Avant
- Meyer Morton Award: Tim Massaquoi
- John Maulbetsch Award: Chad Henne
- Frederick Matthei Award: Leon Hall
- Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Paul Sarantos, David Schoonover
- Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Adam Stenavich
- Robert P. Ufer Award: Tim Massaquoi
- Roger Zatkoff Award: David Harris
- Dick Katcher Award: Alan Branch