2005 New Orleans Saints season

2005 New Orleans Saints season
2005 New Orleans Saints season
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Head coach	Jim Haslett
Home field	Alamodome; Tiger Stadium; Giants Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C LeCharles Bentley
	← 2004; Saints seasons; 2006 →;

The 2005 season was the New Orleans Saints' 39th in the National Football League.

The season began with the team trying to improve from their 8–8 record from 2004. The Saints played two preseason games in the Louisiana Superdome before being forced to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. They were forced to play the rest of the season on the road, splitting their games between their temporary headquarters at San Antonio’s Alamodome, and LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, and even playing their first home game at Giants Stadium.

The season ended with a 3–13 record, their equal-worst record alongside 1996 and 1999 since their 1–15 1980 season, and the firing of Jim Haslett. He was replaced by Sean Payton the following 2006 season.

This was also Aaron Brooks' last quarterback season as he was released during the offseason, thus being replaced by Drew Brees in the same season Sean Payton was hired.

Offseason[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 New Orleans Saints draft
1	13	Jammal Brown *	Offensive tackle	Oklahoma
2	40	Josh Bullocks	Free Safety	Nebraska
3	82	Alfred Fincher	Linebacker	Connecticut
4	118	Chase Lyman	Wide receiver	California
5	152	Adrian McPherson	Quarterback	Florida State
6	193	Jason Jefferson	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin
7	232	Jimmy Verdon	Defensive end	Arizona State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**2005 New Orleans Saints staff**
	Front office Owner – Tom Benson Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Senior football administrator – Russ Ball Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller Director of college scouting – Rick Reiprish College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coaches Head coach – Jim Haslett Associate head coach/running game coordinator – Jack Henry Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike Sheppard Quarterbacks – Turk Schonert Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Bob Palcic Assistant offensive line – Jim Pyne Offensive assistant/quality control – Chip Beake			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Winston Moss Senior defensive assistant/secondary – Willy Robinson Defensive assistant/cornerbacks – Greg Brown Defensive assistant/quality control – Ty Knott Defensive assistant/special projects – Joe Alley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Bailey

Roster[edit]

**2005 New Orleans Saints final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Todd Bouman 2 Aaron Brooks 5 Adrian McPherson Running backs 44 Mike Karney FB 25 Fred McAfee 32 Antowain Smith 27 Aaron Stecker 28 Anthony Thomas Wide receivers 81 Az-Zahir Hakim 19 Devery Henderson 87 Joe Horn 83 Donté Stallworth Tight ends 89 Lamont Hall 86 Zach Hilton 82 Nate Lawrie 80 Shad Meier		Offensive linemen 60 Ben Archibald T 70 Jammal Brown T 72 Wayne Gandy T 61 Montrae Holland G 64 Kendyl Jacox C 75 Jermane Mayberry G 67 Jamar Nesbit G 63 Chad Setterstrom G Defensive linemen 92 Tony Bryant DE 94 Charles Grant DE 93 Darren Howard DE 77 Rodney Leisle DT 91 Will Smith DE 97 Johnathan Sullivan DT 79 Jimmy Verdon DE 98 Willie Whitehead DT 95 Cedric Woodard DT 66 Brian Young DT		Linebackers 57 Colby Bockwoldt OLB 56 Alfred Fincher MLB 52 Sedrick Hodge OLB 59 Ronald McKinnon MLB 51 Terrence Melton OLB 53 T.J. Slaughter OLB Defensive backs 23 Fred Booker CB 35 Fakhir Brown CB 29 Josh Bullocks FS 21 Jason Craft CB 37 Steve Gleason SS 34 Mike McKenzie CB 40 Mel Mitchell SS 24 Dwight Smith SS 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Joey Thomas CB Special teams 17 Mitch Berger P 3 John Carney K 47 Kevin Houser LS		Reserve lists 50 James Allen LB (IR) 20 Jay Bellamy S (IR) 65 LeCharles Bentley C (IR) 85 Ernie Conwell TE (IR) 84 Michael Lewis WR (IR) 15 Chase Lyman WR (IR) 26 Deuce McAllister RB (IR) 88 Nate Poole WR (IR) 78 Jon Stinchcomb T (IR) 55 Courtney Watson LB (IR) -- Boo Williams TE (IR) Practice squad 13 Josh Davis WR 74 Augie Hoffmann G 45 Keith Joseph RB 16 Lance Moore WR 76 Russell Rabe LB 46 Nate Schurman FB 14 Levon Thomas WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 inactive, 7 practice squad

Preseason[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 12	Seattle Seahawks	L 15–34	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
2	August 18	at New England Patriots	W 37–27	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	Baltimore Ravens	L 6–21	1–2	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
4	September 1	at Oakland Raiders	L 6–13	1–3	McAfee Coliseum	Recap

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Quarterback Aaron Brooks against the Chicago Bears

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 11	at Carolina Panthers	W 23–20	1–0	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	New York Giants	L 10–27	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–33	1–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
4	October 2	Buffalo Bills	W 19–7	2–2	Alamodome	Recap
5	October 9	at Green Bay Packers	L 3–52	2–3	Lambeau Field	Recap
6	October 16	Atlanta Falcons	L 31–34	2–4	Alamodome	Recap
7	October 23	at St. Louis Rams	L 17–28	2–5	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
8	October 30	Miami Dolphins	L 6–21	2–6	Tiger Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Chicago Bears	L 17–20	2–7	Tiger Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 20	at New England Patriots	L 17–24	2–8	Gillette Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at New York Jets	W 21–19	3–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–10	3–9	Tiger Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–36	3–10	Georgia Dome	Recap
15	December 18	Carolina Panthers	L 10–27	3–11	Tiger Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Detroit Lions	L 12–13	3–12	Alamodome	Recap
17	January 1	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–27	3–13	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Standings[edit]

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	300	274	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	391	259	W1
Atlanta Falcons	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	351	341	L3
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	235	398	L5

References[edit]

^ "2005 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links[edit]

2005 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] "2005 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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