2005 Florida Gators football team

The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the team's first of six under head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to an Outback Bowl berth and an overall win–loss record of 9–3 (.750).

Schedule
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

Iowa
Outback Bowl

Coaching staff

 * Urban Meyer – Head coach – first year at UF
 * Steve Addazio – Tackles/tight ends – first year
 * Stan Drayton – Running backs – first year
 * Billy Gonzales – Wide receivers – first year
 * Chuck Heater – Recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks – first year
 * John Hevesy – Centers/guards – 0 years
 * John "Doc" Holliday – Associate head coach/safeties – first year
 * Greg Mattison – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line – first year
 * Dan Mullen – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – first year
 * Charlie Strong – Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/linebackers – sixth year