2005 Tennessee Titans season

2005 Tennessee Titans season
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
Home field	The Coliseum
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005 Tennessee Titans season was the 46th season overall and 36th with the National Football League. The team attempted to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, but was only able to win four games in 2005.^[1] The Titans' games were often high-scoring, with 8 of their 16 games accumulating in excess of 50 points between the two teams.

This was Steve McNair's final season as a Titan before getting traded to the Baltimore Ravens following the season.

Personnel

Staff

2005 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

Founder/Owner/Chairman of the Board/President/CEO – Bud Adams
Executive VP/General Manager/Director of Football Operations – Floyd Reese
Director of Player Personnel – Rich Snead
Director of College Scouting – Mike Ackerley
National Coordinator of College Scouting – C. O. Brocato
Director of Pro Scouting – Al Smith

Head coaches

Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Jeff Fisher
Assistant Head Coach/Offense – George Henshaw
Assistant Head Coach – Dave McGinnis
Assistant Head Coach – Steve Watterson

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Norm Chow
Quarterbacks – Craig Johnson
Running Backs – Sherman Smith
Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman
Offensive Line – Mike Munchak
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Ned James

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Schwartz
Defensive Line – Jim Washburn
Linebackers – Dave McGinnis
Defensive Backs – Everett Withers
Safeties and Nickel Backs – Chuck Cecil

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Alan Lowry
Assistant Special Teams – Marty Galbraith

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	62,931
2	September 18, 2005	Baltimore Ravens	W 25–10	69,149
3	September 25, 2005	at St. Louis Rams	L 27–31	65,835
4	October 2, 2005	Indianapolis Colts	L 10–31	69,149
5	October 9, 2005	at Houston Texans	W 34–20	70,430
6	October 16, 2005	Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–31	69,149
7	October 23, 2005	at Arizona Cardinals	L 10–20	39,482
8	October 30, 2005	Oakland Raiders	L 25–34	69,149
9	November 6, 2005	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–20	72,594
10	Bye
11	November 20, 2005	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 28–31	69,149
12	November 27, 2005	San Francisco 49ers	W 33–22	69,149
13	December 4, 2005	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–35	57,228
14	December 11, 2005	Houston Texans	W 13–10	69,149
15	December 18, 2005	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–28	69,149
16	December 24, 2005	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–24	72,001
17	January 1, 2006	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–40	65,485

Standings

AFC South
	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

Images

The Titans visit the Houston Texans, October 9, 2005

References

↑ 2005 Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee

Franchise	History in Houston in Tennessee Coaches Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium

Culture	Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T-Rac Cheerleaders

Lore	The Comeback Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys

Division championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008

Conference championships (1)	1999

League championships (2)	1960 1961

Retired numbers	1 34 43 63 65 74

Media	Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN-TV WTVF WZTV WGFX-FM

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Houston / Tennessee Oilers–Tennessee Titans seasons

Houston Oilers 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Tennessee Oilers 1997 1998 Tennessee 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2005 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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