The 2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying of fifth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 3:30 pm | at Memphis* | | ESPN | W 10–6 | 53,339 |
| September 17 | 11:30 am | at Vanderbilt | | JPS | L 23–31 | 34,847 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Wyoming* | | | L 14–24 | 53,652 |
| October 1 | 11:30 am | at No. 10 Tennessee | | JPS | L 10–27 | 107,709 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | The Citadel* | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 27–7 | 50,272 |
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | No. 6 Alabama | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| CBS | L 10–13 | 60,135 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Kentucky | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 13–7 | 48,457 |
| October 29 | 11:30 am | at No. 19 Auburn | | JPS | L 3–27 | 85,791 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Arkansas | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| | L 17–28 | 53,289 |
| November 19 | 6:45 pm | No. 4 LSU | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 7–40 | 59,543 |
| November 26 | 1:30 pm | at Mississippi State | | | L 14–35 | 53,655 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
| 2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| WR
|
|
Mike Espy
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Sr
|
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Game summaries
At Memphis
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rebels
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
| Tigers
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
At Vanderbilt
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rebels
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
23 |
| Commodores
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cowboys
|
0
|
13
|
11
|
0 |
24 |
| Rebels
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At No. 10 Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rebels
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
| No. 10 Volunteers
|
14
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
27 |
The Citadel
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
| Rebels
|
3
|
0
|
21
|
3 |
27 |
No. 6 Alabama
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 6 Crimson Tide
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
13 |
| Rebels
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
Kentucky
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
| Rebels
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
13 |
At No. 19 Auburn
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rebels
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| No. 19 Tigers
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Arkansas
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Razorbacks
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
| Rebels
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
17 |
No. 4 LSU
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 4 Tigers
|
2
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
40 |
| Rebels
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
At Mississippi State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rebels
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
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