The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the

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and the 4th and final season under

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. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in

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). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the

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for the second time since the franchise formed in

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. The team fired head coach

after the season; he was replaced by

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offensive coordinator

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, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to

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. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0-8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Bills

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12: St. Louis Rams

Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 14: at Tennessee Titans

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Standings

Statistics

Team

Individual

Source:

References

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