2005 San Diego Chargers season
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2005 San Diego Chargers season
| 2005 San Diego Chargers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer | ||||||
| Home field | Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9–7 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 2005 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 12–4 record in 2004. They finished the campaign 3rd in their division and as a result missed out on the playoffs. Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was named rookie of the Year at the end of the season.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 2005 NFL Draft
| Draft order | Player | Position | Height | Weight | College | |
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| 1 | 12 | Shawne Merriman | Outside linebacker | 6 ft 4 in | 265 lb | Maryland |
| 1 | 28 | Luis Castillo | Defensive end | 6 ft 3 in | 290 lb | Northwestern |
| 2 | 61 | Vincent Jackson | Wide Receiver | 6 ft 5 in | 230 lb | Northern Colorado |
| 4 | 130 | Darren Sproles | Running back | 5 ft 6 in | 181 lb | Kansas State |
| 5 | 167 | Wesley Britt | Offensive tackle | 6 ft 8 in | 320 lb | Alabama |
| 6 | 177 | Wes Sims | Offensive guard | 6 ft 4 in | 317 lb | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 242 | Scott Mruczkowski | Center | 6 ft 5 in | 318 lb | Bowling Green |
Personnel
Staff
| 2005 San Diego Chargers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Result | Host Stadium | NFL Recap | Attendance |
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| August 11, 2005 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7 – 10 | Lambeau Field | Gamebook |
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| August 21, 2005 | St. Louis Rams | W 36 – 21 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| August 26, 2005 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16 – 19 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Gamebook |
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| September 1, 2005 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28 – 24 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Host Stadium | NFL Recap | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 11, 2005 | Dallas Cowboys | L 24 – 28 | 0–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 2 | September 18, 2005 | at Denver Broncos | L 17 – 20 | 0–2 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Gamebook |
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| 3 | September 25, 2005 | New York Giants | W 45 – 23 | 1–2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 4 | October 2, 2005 | at New England Patriots | W 41 – 17 | 2–2 | Gillette Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 5 | October 10, 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 22 – 24 | 2–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 6 | October 16, 2005 | at Oakland Raiders | W 27 – 14 | 3–3 | McAfee Coliseum | Gamebook |
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| 7 | October 23, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17 – 20 | 3–4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Gamebook |
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| 8 | October 30, 2005 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 28 – 20 | 4–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 9 | November 6, 2005 | at New York Jets | W 31 – 26 | 5–4 | The Meadowlands | Gamebook |
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| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | November 20, 2005 | Buffalo Bills | W 48 – 10 | 6–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 12 | November 27, 2005 | at Washington Redskins | W 23 – 17 (OT) | 7–4 | FedEx Field | Gamebook |
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| 13 | December 4, 2005 | Oakland Raiders | W 34 – 19 | 8–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 14 | December 11, 2005 | Miami Dolphins | L 21 – 23 | 8–5 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 15 | December 18, 2005 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 26 – 17 | 9–5 | RCA Dome | Gamebook |
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| 16 | December 24, 2005 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7 – 20 | 9–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Gamebook |
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| 17 | December 31, 2005 | Denver Broncos | L 7 – 23 | 9–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | Gamebook |
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Denver Broncos | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 395 | 258 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 403 | 325 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 418 | 312 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 2–10 | 290 | 383 | L6 |
See also
References
- ^ 2009 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 326–327. http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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