2005 Houston Texans season

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.

2005 Houston Texans season
OwnerBob McNair
Head coachDom Capers
General managerCharley Casserly
Home fieldReliant Stadium
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
1
The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 2005 NFL draft
2005 Houston Texans draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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
2005 Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair
  • Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon
  • Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer
  • Quarterbacks – Greg Roman
  • Running backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide receivers – Kippy Brown
  • Tight ends – Tony Marciano
  • Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Joe Pendry
  • Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Joe Marciano
  • Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster
2005 Houston Texans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 55 active

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 14 Denver Broncos L 14–20 0–1 Reliant Stadium
2 August 21 Oakland Raiders W 19–17 1–1 Reliant Stadium
3 August 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–21 1–2 Texas Stadium
4 September 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–38 1–3 Raymond James Stadium

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 at Buffalo Bills L 7–22 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,781
2 September 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–27 0–2 Reliant Stadium 70,742
3 Bye
4 October 2 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–16 0–3 Paul Brown Stadium 65,714
5 October 9 Tennessee Titans L 20–34 0–4 Reliant Stadium 70,430
6 October 16 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–42 0–5 Quest Field 66,196
7 October 23 Indianapolis Colts L 20–38 0–6 Reliant Stadium 70,621
8 October 30 Cleveland Browns W 19–16 1–6 Reliant Stadium 70,064
9 November 6 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–21 1–7 Alltel Stadium 64,613
10 November 13 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–31 1–8 RCA Dome 57,209
11 November 20 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–45 1–9 Reliant Stadium 70,481
12 November 27 St. Louis Rams L 27–33 (OT) 1–10 Reliant Stadium 70,010
13 December 4 at Baltimore Ravens L 15–16 1–11 M&T Bank Stadium 69,909
14 December 11 at Tennessee Titans L 10–13 1–12 The Coliseum 69,149
15 December 18 Arizona Cardinals W 30–19 2–12 Reliant Stadium 70,024
16 December 24 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–38 2–13 Reliant Stadium 70,025
17 January 1, 2006 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 2–14 Monster Park 67,970

Note: Divisional opponents are in bold text

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

References
  1. "2005 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. "Houston Texans 2005 Schedule". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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