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2005 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season


American college football season

FieldValue
year2005
teamUCLA Bruins
imageUCLA Bruins logo.svg
image_size125
conferencePacific-10 Conference
short_confPac-10
CoachRank13
APRank16
record10–2
conf_record6–2
head_coachKarl Dorrell
hc_year3rd
off_coachTom Cable
oc_year2nd
def_coachLarry Kerr
dc_year3rd
stadiumRose Bowl
championSun Bowl champion
bowl[Sun Bowl](2005-sun-bowl)
bowl_resultW 50–38 vs. [Northwestern](2005-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)

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. 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.

Schedule

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Rankings

Preseason

UCLA was ranked No. 24 by Lindy's and No. 19 by Blue Ribbon in the preseason polls.

Game summaries

San Diego State

Rice

Oklahoma

Washington

Main article: 2005 Washington Huskies football team

California

Washington State

Main article: 2005 Washington State Cougars football team

Oregon State

Stanford

Arizona

Arizona State

USC

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

Sun Bowl

UCLA overcame a 22–0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50–38.

References

References

  1. "2005–2006 Football Schedule". UCLA.
  2. "2005 Preseason Consensus". Stassen.com.
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