The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2005 college football season. The Gators competed in

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of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC), and played their home games at

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campus. The season was the team's first of six under head coach

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, who led the Gators to an

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berth and an overall win–loss record of 9–3 (.750).

Pre-season

The 2005 season would open with high expectations of new head coach Urban Meyer. Fourteen starters, seven from offense and seven from defense, would return for the 2005 season. The Gators would open the season in Gainesville against Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. This year would also be the first time former Gator coach

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would coach against his alma mater.

Schedule

Sources: ''2012 Florida Football Media Guide'',
2012 Florida Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012. and GatorZone.com.GatorZone.com, Football, History
Florida Football 2005
. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

Game summaries

Wyoming

Louisiana Tech

Tennessee

Kentucky

Alabama

Mississippi State

LSU

Georgia

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Florida State

Iowa

Outback Bowl

Coaching staff

– Head Coach – first year at UF *

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– Tackles/tight ends – first year *

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– Running backs – first year *

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– Wide receivers – first year *

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– Recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks – first year * John Hevesy – Centers/guards – 0 years * John "Doc" Holliday – Associate head coach/safeties – first year *

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– Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line – first year *

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– Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – first year *

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– Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/linebackers – sixth year

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Bibliography

* ''2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide'', Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009). * Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . {{Florida Gators football navbox

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Florida Gators football seasons ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons

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