2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2005 record	3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Sylvester Croom
Offensive coordinator	Woody McCorvey
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson
Base defense	4-3/Multiple Front
Home stadium	Davis Wade Stadium (55,082)

2005 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Georgia x$		6	–	2					10	–	3
South Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
#12 Florida		5	–	3					9	–	3
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Western Division
#5 LSU xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
#14 Auburn x		7	–	1					9	–	3
#8 Alabama		6	–	2					10	–	2
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Mississippi State		1	–	7					3	–	8
Ole Miss		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2005 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Murray State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		W 38–6	41,143
September 10	11:30 AM	at #25 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	L 0–28	81,921
September 17	7:00 PM	at Tulane*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	CSTV	W 21–14	16,421
September 24	6:45 PM	#6 Georgia	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	L 10–23	49,903
October 1	1:30 PM	#5 LSU	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	PPV	L 7–37	48,344
October 8	11:30 AM	at #13 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	L 9–35	90,104
October 22	1:30 PM	Houston*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		L 16–28	40,957
October 29	6:00 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		L 7–13	55,163
November 5	2:30 PM	#4 Alabama	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	CBS	L 0–17	52,125
November 19	1:00 PM	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		L 10–44	55,712
November 26	1:30 PM	Ole Miss	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 35–14	53,655
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.