2005 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2005 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 50–38 vs. Northwestern | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tom Cable (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State* | ESPN2 | W 44–21 | 50,710 | ||
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Rice* | FSNW2 | W 63–21 | 44,808 | ||
| September 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 21 Oklahoma* |
| ABC | W 41–24 | 56,522 | |
| October 1 | 7:15 pm | Washington | No. 20 |
| FSNW2 | W 21–17 | 64,249 |
| October 8 | 4:30 pm | No. 10 California | No. 20 |
| TBS | W 47–40 | 84,811 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | at Washington State | No. 12 | FSN | W 44–41 OT | 35,117 | |
| October 22 | 4:00 pm | Oregon State | No. 8 |
| TBS | W 51–28 | 49,932 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Stanford | No. 8 | FSN | W 30–27 OT | 42,850 | |
| November 5 | 3:15 pm | at Arizona | No. 7 | FSNW2 | L 14–52 | 55,775 | |
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | Arizona State | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 45–35 | 84,983 |
| December 3 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 USC | No. 11 | ABC | L 19–66 | 92,000 | |
| December 30 | 12:00 pm | vs. Northwestern* | No. 17 | CBS | W 50–38 | 50,426 | |
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Rankings
Preseason
Game summaries
San Diego State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • UCLA | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
| San Diego St | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: Saturday, September 3
- Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Rice
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rice | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • UCLA | 21 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 63 |
- Date: Saturday, September 10
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Oklahoma
#21 Oklahoma at UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • UCLA | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
- Date: Saturday, September 17
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Source: ESPN
| 1 | 10:47 | OKLA | Travis Wilson 56-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick) | OKLA 7–0 |
| 1 | 5:31 | UCLA | Andrew Baumgartner 19-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 1 | 0:05 | UCLA | Justin Medlock 44-yard field goal | UCLA 10–7 |
| 2 | 3:15 | UCLA | Justin Medlock 51-yard field goal | UCLA 13–7 |
| 2 | 0:15 | OKLA | Garrett Hartley 37-yard field goal | UCLA 13–10 |
| 3 | 13:13 | UCLA | Spencer Havner 13-yard fumble return (Justin Medlock kick) | UCLA 20–10 |
| 3 | 3:25 | OKLA | Adrian Peterson 11-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick) | UCLA 20–17 |
| 4 | 12:32 | UCLA | Marcedes Lewis 19-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | UCLA 27–17 |
| 4 | 7:16 | UCLA | Chris Markey 7-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | UCLA 34–17 |
| 4 | 3:49 | OKLA | Rhett Bomar 16-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick) | UCLA 34–24 |
| 4 | 2:33 | UCLA | Maurice Drew 9-yard run (Justin Medlock kick) | UCLA 41–24 |
Washington
Washington at #20 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • UCLA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: Saturday, October 1
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
California
#10 California at #20 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| California | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| • UCLA | 7 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 47 |
- Date: Saturday, October 8
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Washington State
#12 UCLA at Washington State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| • UCLA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| Washington St | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
- Date: Saturday, October 15
- Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
- Game start: 6:30 p.m. EST
| 1 | 12:50 | WSU | Jerome Harrison 57-yard run (Loren Langley kick) | Wash St 7–0 |
| 1 | 2:38 | WSU | Jason Hill 6-yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) | Wash St 14–0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | WSU | Michael Bumpus 9-yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) | Wash St 21–0 |
| 2 | 8:07 | UCLA | Gavin Ketchum 21-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Wash St 21–7 |
| 2 | 5:36 | WSU | Jerome Harrison 21-yard run (Loren Langley kick) | Wash St 28–7 |
| 2 | :24 | UCLA | Marcedes Lewis 4-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Wash St 28–14 |
| 3 | 8:21 | UCLA | Maurice Drew 45-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Wash St 28–21 |
| 3 | 6:20 | WSU | Loren Langley 48-yard field goal | Wash St 31–21 |
| 3 | :23 | WSU | Alex Brink 4-yard run (Loren Langley kick) | Wash St 38–21 |
| 4 | 14:32 | UCLA | Marcedes Lewis 9-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Wash St 38–28 |
| 4 | 9:56 | UCLA | Justin Medlock 36-yard field goal | Wash St 38–31 |
| 4 | :44 | UCLA | Marcus Everett 9-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Tie 38–38 |
| OT | WSU | Loren Langley 37-yard field goal | Wash St 41–38 | |
| OT | UCLA | Maurice Drew 1-yard run | UCLA 44–41 | |
Oregon State
Oregon State at #8 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oregon St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| • UCLA | 10 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
- Date: Saturday, October 22
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Stanford
#8 UCLA at Stanford
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| • UCLA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 30 |
| Stanford | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
- Date: Saturday, October 29
- Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Game start: 6:30 p.m. EST
| 1 | 7:09 | Stanford | J.R. Lemon 13-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick) | Stanford 7–0 |
| 2 | 10:19 | UCLA | Justin Medlock 32-yard field goal | Stanford 7–3 |
| 3 | 4:16 | Stanford | J.R. Lemon 9-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick) | Stanford 14–3 |
| 4 | 13:18 | Stanford | Michael Sgroi 40-yard field goal | Stanford 17–3 |
| 4 | 8:26 | Stanford | Nick Frank 7-yard run (Michael Sgroi kick) | Stanford 24–3 |
| 4 | 7:04 | UCLA | Maurice Drew 6-yard run (Justin Medlock kick) | Stanford 24–10 |
| 4 | 4:43 | UCLA | Joe Cowan 31-yard pass from Drew Olson (Justin Medlock kick) | Stanford 24–17 |
| 4 | 0:46 | UCLA | Maurice Drew 1-yard run (Justin Medlock kick) | Tie 24–24 |
| OT | Stanford | Michael Sgroi 42-yard field goal | Stanford 27–24 | |
| OT | UCLA | Brandon Breazell 23-yard pass from Drew Olson | UCLA 30–27 | |
Arizona
#7 UCLA at Arizona
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCLA | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Arizona | 21 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
- Date: Saturday, November 5
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona State
Arizona State at #14 UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arizona St | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| • UCLA | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
- Date: Saturday, November 12
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
USC
#11 UCLA at #1 USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| UCLA | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| • USC | 10 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
- Date: Saturday, December 3
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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.
Northwestern—Sun Bowl
Northwestern vs. #17 UCLA
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Northwestern | 22 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 |
| • UCLA | 7 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
- Date: Friday, December 30
- Location: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
UCLA overcame a 22–0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50–38.