2005 Tennessee Titans season

2005 Tennessee Titans season
2005 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Floyd Reese
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
Home stadium	The Coliseum
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	none
Pro Bowlers	QB Steve McNair; DE Kyle Vanden Bosch

The 2005 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season overall, 36th with the National Football League and ninth in Tennessee. The team attempted to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, but was only able to win four games in 2005.^[1] The Titans’ games were often high-scoring, with eight of their sixteen games accumulating in excess of 50 points between the two teams.

This was Steve McNair’s final season as a Titan before getting traded to the Baltimore Ravens following the season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Tennessee Titans draft
1	6	Adam Jones *	Cornerback	West Virginia
2	41	Michael Roos *	Offensive tackle	Eastern Washington
3	68	Courtney Roby	Wide receiver	Indiana
3	96	Brandon Jones	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
4	108	Vincent Fuller	Safety	Virginia Tech
4	113	David Stewart	Offensive tackle	Mississippi Stae
4	136	Roydell Williams	Wide receiver	Tulane
5	142	Damien Nash	Running back	Missouri
5	150	Daniel Loper	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech
6	179	Bo Scaife	Tight end	Texas
7	218	Reynaldo Hill	Cornerback	Florida
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2005 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Gino Guidugli	Quarterback	Cincinnati

Personnel

Staff

**2005 Tennessee Titans staff**
	Front office Founder/owner/chairman of the board/president/CEO – Bud Adams Executive VP/general manager/director of football operations – Floyd Reese Director of player personnel – Rich Snead Director of college scouting – Mike Ackerley National coordinator of college scouting – C. O. Brocato Director of pro scouting – Al Smith Head coaches Executive vice president/head coach – Jeff Fisher Assistant head coach/offense – George Henshaw Assistant head coach/linebackers – Dave McGinnis Assistant head coach – Steve Watterson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Norm Chow Quarterbacks – Craig Johnson Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers – Ray Sherman Offensive line – Mike Munchak Offensive assistant/quality control – Ned James			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line - Jim Washburn Defensive backs – Everett Withers Safeties and nickel backs – Chuck Cecil Special teams coaches Special teams – Alan Lowry Assistant special teams – Marty Galbraith Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson

Roster

**2005 Tennessee Titans roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 8 Matt Mauck 9 Steve McNair 7 Billy Volek Running backs (RB) 29 Chris Brown 44 Troy Fleming FB 20 Travis Henry 42 Damien Nash 33 Jarrett Payton Wide receivers (WR) 83 Drew Bennett 82 Courtney Roby 18 O. J. Small 19 Bobby Wade Tight ends (TE) 85 Gregg Guenther 88 Erron Kinney 80 Bo Scaife 84 Ben Troupe		Offensive linemen (OL) 54 Eugene Amano C 60 Jacob Bell G 77 Justin Hartwig C 72 Brad Hopkins T 70 Daniel Loper T 75 Benji Olson G 69 Zach Piller G 71 Michael Roos T 76 David Stewart T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Jared Clauss DT 92 Albert Haynesworth DT 91 Travis LaBoy DE 99 Rien Long DT 98 Antwan Odom DE 95 Bo Schobel DE 90 Randy Starks DT 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 79 Marcus White DT		Linebackers (LB) 50 Rocky Boiman OLB 53 Keith Bulluck OLB 55 Brad Kassell MLB 51 Robert Reynolds OLB 59 Peter Sirmon OLB 56 Cody Spencer MLB Defensive backs (DB) 24 Tony Beckham CB 30 Rich Gardner CB 21 Reynaldo Hill CB 32 Adam Jones CB 23 Donnie Nickey SS 31 Marcus Randall FS 28 Lamont Thompson FS 36 Michael Waddell CB 25 Tank Williams SS 26 Andre Woolfolk CB Special teams (ST) 2 Rob Bironas K 57 Jon Dorenbos LS 15 Craig Hentrich P		Practice squad 10 Justin Anderson WR 41 Antoine Harris CB 67 Otis Leverette DE 52 Jared Newberry LB 61 Joel Rodriguez C 40 Justin Sandy S 16 Sloan Thomas WR Reserve 58 Ken Amato LS (IR) 87 Tyrone Calico WR (IR) 22 Vincent Fuller S (IR) 73 Shawn Johnson DE (IR) 81 Brandon Jones WR (IR) 86 Roydell Williams WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 reserve, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–20	0–1	The Coliseum
2	August 19	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–21	1–1	Georgia Dome
3	August 26	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–16	1–2	Monster Park
4	September 1	Green Bay Packers	L 17–21	1–3	The Coliseum

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC South rivals, the Titans played teams from the AFC North and NFC West as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Raiders and the Dolphins based on divisional positions from 2004.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	0–1	Heinz Field	62,931
2	September 18	Baltimore Ravens	W 25–10	1–1	The Coliseum	69,149
3	September 25	at St. Louis Rams	L 27–31	1–2	Edward Jones Dome	65,835
4	October 2	Indianapolis Colts	L 10–31	1–3	The Coliseum	69,149
5	October 9	at Houston Texans	W 34–20	2–3	Reliant Stadium	70,430
6	October 16	Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–31	2–4	The Coliseum	69,149
7	October 23	at Arizona Cardinals	L 10–20	2–5	Sun Devil Stadium	39,482
8	October 30	Oakland Raiders	L 25–34	2–6	The Coliseum	69,149
9	November 6	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–20	2–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,594
10	Bye
11	November 20	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 28–31	2–8	The Coliseum	69,149
12	November 27	San Francisco 49ers	W 33–22	3–8	The Coliseum	69,149
13	December 4	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–35	3–9	RCA Dome	57,228
14	December 11	Houston Texans	W 13–10	4–9	The Coliseum	69,149
15	December 18	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–28	4–10	The Coliseum	69,149
16	December 24	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–24	4–11	Dolphins Stadium	72,001
17	January 1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–40	4–12	Alltel Stadium	65,485

Note: Divisional opponents are in bold text

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2

Images

The Titans visit the Houston Texans, October 9, 2005

References

^ 2005 Tennessee Titans

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Tennessee Titans
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
Franchise	History in Houston Coaches Seasons All-time roster First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium New Nissan Stadium (future)
Culture	Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T-Rac Cheerleaders The Breadwinner
Lore	The Comeback Music City Miracle One Yard Short
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers
Division championships (11)	1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008 2020 2021
Conference championships (1)	1999
League championships (2)	1960 1961
Retired numbers	1 9 27 34 43 63 65 74
Media	Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN-TV WTVF WZTV WGFX-FM WSMV-TV
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Key personnel	Bud Adams Amy Adams Strunk

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