2005 Michigan Wolverines football team

2005 Michigan Wolverines football
Alamo Bowl, L 28–32 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005 record	7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lloyd Carr (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Malone (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Herrmann (9th year)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Jason Avant
Captain	Jason Avant
Captain	Pat Massey
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
#4 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	2
#15 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	5
Minnesota		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		3	–	5					5	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	7
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Michigan 14 10 0 7 3 34 Michigan State 7 14 3 7 0 31 Date: October 1 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 8:23 Michigan Jason Avant 2-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Michigan 7-0 1 7:03 Michigan Mario Manningham 43-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Michigan 14-0 1 2:44 Michigan St Drew Stanton 4-yard run (John Goss kick) Michigan 14-7 2 11:20 Michigan Brian Thompson 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Michigan 21-7 2 5:53 Michigan St Jehuu Caulcrick 1-yard run (John Goss kick) Michigan 21-14 2 3:30 Michigan St Kerry Reed 61-yard pass from Drew Stanton (John Goss kick) Tie 21-21 2 :09 Michigan Garrett Rivas 20-yard field goal Michigan 24-21 3 11:11 Michigan St John Goss 26-yard field goal Tie 24-24 4 11:29 Michigan Mike Hart 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) Michigan 31-24 4 6:43 Michigan St Domata Peko 74-yard fumble return (Kyle Mayer kick) Tie 31-31 OT Michigan Garrett Rivas 35-yard field goal Michigan 34-31

Scoring summary
1	8:23	Michigan	Jason Avant 2-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)	Michigan 7-0
1	7:03	Michigan	Mario Manningham 43-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)	Michigan 14-0
1	2:44	Michigan St	Drew Stanton 4-yard run (John Goss kick)	Michigan 14-7
2	11:20	Michigan	Brian Thompson 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)	Michigan 21-7
2	5:53	Michigan St	Jehuu Caulcrick 1-yard run (John Goss kick)	Michigan 21-14
2	3:30	Michigan St	Kerry Reed 61-yard pass from Drew Stanton (John Goss kick)	Tie 21-21
2	:09	Michigan	Garrett Rivas 20-yard field goal	Michigan 24-21
3	11:11	Michigan St	John Goss 26-yard field goal	Tie 24-24
4	11:29	Michigan	Mike Hart 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick)	Michigan 31-24
4	6:43	Michigan St	Domata Peko 74-yard fumble return (Kyle Mayer kick)	Tie 31-31
OT		Michigan	Garrett Rivas 35-yard field goal	Michigan 34-31

Penn State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 0 0 3 22 25 • Michigan 0 3 7 17 27 Date: October 15 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline) Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 2 MICH 4:34 Garrett Rivas 35-yard field goal MICH 3-0 3 11:10 MICH Mike Hart 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 10-0 3 :10 PSU Kevin Kelly 25-yard field goal MICH 10-3 4 11:56 PSU Michael Robinson 4-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick) Tied 10-10 4 11:39 PSU Alan Zemaitis 35-yard fumble return (Kevin Kelly run) PSU 18-10 4 9:32 MICH Mario Manningham 33-yard pass from Chad Henne (Mike Hart run) Tied 18-18 4 3:45 MICH Garrett Rivas 47-yard field goal MICH 21-18 4 :53 PSU Michael Robinson 3-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick) PSU 25-21 4 :00 MICH Mario Manningham 10-yard pass from Chad Henne (no kick) MICH 27-25

Scoring summary
2	MICH	4:34	Garrett Rivas 35-yard field goal	MICH 3-0
3	11:10	MICH	Mike Hart 2-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick)	MICH 10-0
3	:10	PSU	Kevin Kelly 25-yard field goal	MICH 10-3
4	11:56	PSU	Michael Robinson 4-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick)	Tied 10-10
4	11:39	PSU	Alan Zemaitis 35-yard fumble return (Kevin Kelly run)	PSU 18-10
4	9:32	MICH	Mario Manningham 33-yard pass from Chad Henne (Mike Hart run)	Tied 18-18
4	3:45	MICH	Garrett Rivas 47-yard field goal	MICH 21-18
4	:53	PSU	Michael Robinson 3-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick)	PSU 25-21
4	:00	MICH	Mario Manningham 10-yard pass from Chad Henne (no kick)	MICH 27-25

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Michigan 0 7 3 7 6 23 Iowa 7 7 0 3 3 20 Date: October 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Suzy Shuster (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 9:07 IOWA Herb Grigsby 15-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) Iowa 7-0 2 13:45 MICH Jason Avant 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Tie 7-7 2 8:09 IOWA Herb Grigsby 4-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-7 3 8:25 MICH Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal Iowa 14-10 4 8:51 MICH Steve Breaston 52-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Michigan 17-14 4 :00 IOWA Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal Tie 17-17 OT IOWA Kyle Schlicher 28-yard field goal Iowa 20-17 OT MICH Jerome Jackson 1-yard run Michigan 23-20

Scoring summary
1	9:07	IOWA	Herb Grigsby 15-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick)	Iowa 7-0
2	13:45	MICH	Jason Avant 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)	Tie 7-7
2	8:09	IOWA	Herb Grigsby 4-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick)	Iowa 14-7
3	8:25	MICH	Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal	Iowa 14-10
4	8:51	MICH	Steve Breaston 52-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)	Michigan 17-14
4	:00	IOWA	Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal	Tie 17-17
OT		IOWA	Kyle Schlicher 28-yard field goal	Iowa 20-17
OT		MICH	Jerome Jackson 1-yard run	Michigan 23-20

The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. Despite a disappointing 7–5 finish after being ranked as high as #2 early in the season, Michigan did not lose a game by more than a touchdown and upset Penn State, who finished #3 in the nation, on a last second touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Mario Manningham. The team earned an invitation to participate in the 2005 Alamo Bowl, where it lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a 32–28 margin. The team's first five conference games were all decided in the final 24 seconds of regulation or in overtime.

The team led the conference in kick return average in all games (23.4), while Michigan State led in conference games.Mike Hart set the school record for career 200-yard games (4), passing Ron Johnson's 3 set in 1968. He extended the record, which is still standing, to 5 in 2007. His 200-yard game came after missing two and a half games due to injury. During the three injury-affected games Michigan lost to Notre Dame and Wisconsin and slipped out of the polls for the first time since 1998, snapping the nation's longest streak of 114-straight poll appearances.

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