2005 Houston Texans season

2005 Houston Texans season
Head coach	Dom Capers
General manager	Charley Casserly
Owner	Bob McNair
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 WR Jerome Mathis

The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005

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.

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

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 Head coach – Dom Capers 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 Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Mike London Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive backs (secondary) – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs (secondary) – Tony Oden Defensive assistant – Robert Saleh 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  8 David Carr  12 Tony Banks  4 Dave Ragone Running backs 34 Vernand Morency 44 Moran Norris FB 32 Jonathan Wells 37 Domanick Williams Wide receivers 88 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 13 Jerome Mathis 11 Donovan Morgan Tight ends 87 Mark Bruener 81 Matt Murphy 84 Marcellus Rivers		Offensive linemen 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts G 68 Victor Riley T 71 Todd Wade T 78 Seth Wand T 70 Tyson Walter C 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert G Defensive linemen 93 Jason Babin DE 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 75 Travis Johnson DT 91 Seth Payne DT 99 Robaire Smith DT 96 Gary Walker DE		Linebackers 59 Frank Chamberlin MLB 54 Troy Evans OLB 56 Morlon Greenwood OLB 53 Shantee Orr OLB 98 Antwan Peek OLB 52 Kailee Wong ILB Defensive backs 33 Jason Bell CB 24 C. C. Brown SS 31 Phillip Buchanon CB 42 Marcus Coleman CB 26 Glenn Earl SS 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 28 Chris McKenzie 23 Dunta Robinson CB 21 Lewis Sanders CB 30 Jason Simmons FS 22 Ramon Walker Special teams  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 14, 2005	Denver Broncos	L 14-20
2	August 21, 2005	Oakland Raiders	W 19-17
3	August 28, 2005	at Dallas Cowboys	L 9-21
4	September 2, 2005	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14-38

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Time (CT)	Record	Attendance
1	September 11	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–22	CBS	12:00 pm	0–1	71,781
2	September 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–27	CBS	12:00 pm	0–2	70,742
3	Bye
4	October 2	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–16	CBS	12:00 pm	0–3	65,714
5	October 9	Tennessee Titans	L 20–34	CBS	12:00 pm	0–4	70,430
6	October 16	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–42	ESPN	7:38 pm	0–5	66,196
7	October 23	Indianapolis Colts	L 20–38	CBS	12:00 pm	0–6	70,621
8	October 30	Cleveland Browns	W 19–16	CBS	12:00 pm	1–6	70,064
9	November 6	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–21	CBS	12:00 pm	1–7	64,613
10	November 13	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–31	CBS	12:00 pm	1–8	57,209
11	November 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–45	ESPN	7:38 pm	1–9	70,481
12	November 27	St. Louis Rams	L 27–33 (OT)	FOX	12:00 pm	1–10	70,010
13	December 4	at Baltimore Ravens	L 15–16	CBS	12:00 pm	1–11	69,909
14	December 11	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–13	CBS	12:00 pm	1–12	69,149
15	December 18	Arizona Cardinals	W 30–19	FOX	12:00 pm	2–12	70,024
16	December 24	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–38	CBS	12:00 pm	2–13	70,025
17	January 1, 2006	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	CBS	3:05 pm	2–14	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