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The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to Hurricane Rita. 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
2005 Houston Texans draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 16 | Travis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Florida State | |
3 | 73 | Vernand Morency | Running back | Oklahoma State | |
4 | 114 | Jerome Mathis * | Wide receiver | Hampton | |
5 | 151 | Drew Hodgdon | Center | Arizona State | |
6 | 188 | C. C. Brown | Safety | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
7 | 227 | Kenneth Pettway | Defensive end | Grambling State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 14 | Denver Broncos | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 21 | Oakland Raiders | W 19–17 | 1–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–21 | 1–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–38 | 1–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–22 | 0–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–27 | 0–2 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
3 | Bye | |||||
4 | October 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–16 | 0–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 9 | Tennessee Titans | L 20–34 | 0–4 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–42 | 0–5 | Qwest Field | Recap |
7 | October 23 | Indianapolis Colts | L 20–38 | 0–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 19–16 | 1–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–21 | 1–7 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–31 | 1–8 | RCA Dome | Recap |
11 | November 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–45 | 1–9 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 27 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–33 (OT) | 1–10 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 4 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 15–16 | 1–11 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 11 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–13 | 1–12 | The Coliseum | Recap |
15 | December 18 | Arizona Cardinals | W 30–19 | 2–12 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–38 | 2–13 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–14 | Monster Park | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bills | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 11, 2005
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,781
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
- Box Score
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Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 70,742
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Box score
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Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Bengals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,714
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
- Box score
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Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
Texans | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,430
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
- Box score
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Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,196
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
- Box score
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Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Texans | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,621
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
- Box score
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Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Texans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,064
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
- Box score
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Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,613
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
- Box score
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Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 57,209
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
- Box score
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Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Texans | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 70,481
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Box score
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Week 12: St. Louis Rams
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
Texans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,010
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & J.C. Pearson
- Box score
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Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
Ravens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 69,909
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
- Box score
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Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Titans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at The Coliseum
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 69,149
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack & Rich Baldinger
- Box score
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Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Texans | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,024
- Referee: Bill Vonovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Terry Donahue & Kevin McCabe
- Box score
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Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,025
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Rich Gannon
- Box score
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Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Texans | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Monster Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: January 1, 2006
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,970
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
- Box score
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Standings
AFC South | |||||||||
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| 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 |
Statistics
Team
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 2,237 | 139.8 | 30th |
Rushing offense | 1,816 | 113.5 | 15th |
Total offense[3] | 4,053 | 253.3 | 30th |
Passing defense | 3,521 | 220.1 | 24th |
Rushing defense | 2,303 | 143.9 | 32nd |
Total defense[4] | 5,824 | 364.0 | 31st |
Individual
Category | Player | Total | |
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Offense | |||
Passing yards | David Carr | 2,488 | |
Passing touchdowns | David Carr | 14 | |
Rushing yards | Domanick Williams | 976 | |
Rushing touchdowns | Jonathan Wells | 4 | |
Receiving yards | Andre Johnson | 688 | |
Receiving touchdowns | Corey Bradford | 5 | |
Defense | |||
Tackles (Solo) | Morlon Greenwood | 82 | |
Sacks | Shantee Orr | 7 | |
Interceptions | Glenn Earl | 2 |
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References
- ^ "2005 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Texans 2005 Schedule". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "2005 NFL Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "2005 NFL Team Total Defense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "2005 Texans Statistics". Houston Texans. Retrieved April 29, 2022.