The 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the

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during the

2005 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on September 1, 2005 and ended on De ...

. It was Arkansas' second straight losing season under

Houston Nutt Houston Dale Nutt Jr. (born October 14, 1957) is a former American football player and coach. He currently works for CBS Sports as a college football studio analyst. Previously, he served as the head football coach at Murray State University (19 ...

after six straight bowl appearances. Running back

Darren McFadden Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL Dra ...

became the first freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,113) for Arkansas.

Preseason

Arkansas was ranked as the 45th best team in the country by NationalChamps.net and projected to finish 6-5.

Schedule

Game summaries

Missouri State

Vanderbilt

At No. 1 USC

At No. 20 Alabama

Louisiana–Monroe

No. 21 Auburn

At No. 4 Georgia

South Carolina

At Ole Miss

Mississippi State

At No. 3 LSU

Staff

*Athletic Director:

Frank Broyles John Franklin Broyles (December 26, 1924 – August 14, 2017) was an American college football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach for one season at the University of Missour ...

*Head coach:

*Assistants:

Reggie Herring Reginald Wayne Herring (born July 3, 1959) is an American football coach and former player and most recently the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). A former linebacker at Florida State University, h ...

(DC/LB),

Mike Markuson Mike Markuson (born June 15, 1961) is an American gridiron football coach. He was formerly the offensive line coach for Jackson State and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Markuson was the offensive line coach at the ...

(OL/Running Game), Roy Wittke (QB/Passing Game), Bobby Allen (CB), Clifton Ealy (TE),

Danny Nutt Danny Nutt (born May 7, 1961) is a former college football assistant coach. He served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Player Development at Ole Miss during Houston Nutt's tenure as head coach. His last coaching position was with the Arkan ...

(RB),

Tracy Rocker Tracy Quinton Rocker (born April 9, 1966) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Rocker played college football at Auburn University ...

(DL), James Shibest (WR/Specialists), Chris Vaughn (S/Recruiting)

Awards

*All-American: KR/RB

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(CollegeFootballNews.com 1st team) *All-SEC: DT Keith Jackson (AP 2nd Team), KR/RB Felix Jones (Coaches' 2nd), RB

(AP/Coaches' 1st), LB Sam Olajubutu (AP 2nd), C Kyle Roper (AP 2nd)2011 Arkansas football media guide

References

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Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons

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