2005 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2005 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Mike Stoops in his second season with the Wildcats. They ended the year with a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), which was identical to the previous season in terms of the record.

2005 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Stoops (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 USC † $  8 0   12 1  
No. 13 Oregon  7 1   10 2  
No. 16 UCLA  6 2   10 2  
No. 25 California  4 4   8 4  
Arizona State  4 4   7 5  
Stanford  4 4   5 6  
Oregon State  3 5   5 6  
Arizona  2 6   3 8  
Washington State  1 7   4 7  
Washington  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

Despite a below-average record, the season featured a blowout upset victory over UCLA in November that was a high point for the Wildcats during the year.

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