2005 New York Jets season

The 2005 New York Jets season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 46th season overall, and the fifth and final under head coach Herman Edwards. The Jets were attempting to improve upon their 10–6 record from 2004 but failed and finished the season with a 4–12 record (Their lowest wins since their 1–15 season in 1996) and missed the playoffs.

2005 New York Jets season
OwnerWoody & Christopher Johnson
Head coachHerman Edwards
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersCB Ty Law
ILB Jonathan Vilma
Uniform

The Jets went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 2005 NFL draft
2005 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 47 Mike Nugent  K OSU from Houston via Oakland
2 57 Justin Miller *  CB Clemson
3 88 Sione Pouha  DT Utah
4 123 Kerry Rhodes  S Louisville from Jacksonville
5 161 Andre Maddox  SS NC State
6 182 Cedric Houston  RB Tennessee from Arizona via Oakland
6 198 Joel Dreessen  TE Colorado State
7 240 Harry Williams  WR Tuskegee
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff
2005 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Owner – Woody Johnson
  • Manager of football administration – Dawn Aponte

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Herman Edwards
  • Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Mike Westhoff

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Mike Heimerdinger
  • Quarterbacks – Jeremy Bates
  • Tight ends – John Zernhelt
  • Offensive line – Doug Marrone
  • Assistant offensive line – Dave Szott
  • Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Pep Hamilton
  • Offensive assistant/quality control – Tim Berbenich
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Donnie Henderson
  • Defensive line coach – Denny Marcin
  • Linebackers – Bob Sutton
  • Defensive backs – Corwin Brown
  • Defensive assistant – Jay Mandolesi

Special teams coaches

  • Assistant special teams/assistant running backs – Sam Gash

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of physical development – Markus Paul
  • Strength assistant – Sal Alosi
  • Offseason speed consultant – Brett Bech

Roster
2005 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks
  •  5 Brooks Bollinger

Running backs

  • 35 B. J. Askew FB
  • 23 Derrick Blaylock
  • 34 Cedric Houston
  • 33 Jerald Sowell FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 83 Joel Dreessen
  • 88 Doug Jolley
 Offensive linemen
  • 78 Jonathan Goodwin G
  • 75 Scott Gragg T
  • 79 Adrian Jones T
  • 64 Norm Katnik C
  • 66 Pete Kendall C/G
  • 65 Brandon Moore G
  • 76 Steve Morley G/T
  • 67 Doug Nienhuis G/T
  • 72 Isaac Snell G

Defensive linemen

  • 56 John Abraham DE
  • 96 Dave Ball DE
  • 92 Shaun Ellis DE
  • 97 Trevor Johnson DE
  • 70 Lance Legree DT
  • 95 Matt McChesney DT
  • 91 Sione Pouha DT
  • 93 James Reed DT
  • 63 Dewayne Robertson DT
  • 99 Bryan Thomas DE
 Linebackers
  • 55 Mark Brown OLB
  • 98 Jamar Enzor OLB
  • 53 Barry Gardner OLB
  • 54 Victor Hobson OLB
  • 58 Ryan Myers OLB
  • 51 Jonathan Vilma MLB
  • 52 Kenyatta Wright MLB

Defensive backs

  • 36 David Barrett CB
  • 45 Oliver Celestin FS
  • 26 Erik Coleman SS
  • 32 Darrien Johnson CB
  • 24 Ty Law CB
  • 22 Justin Miller CB/KR
  • 25 Kerry Rhodes FS
  • 21 Derrick Strait CB
  • 42 Rashad Washington SS

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 86 Chris Baker TE (IR)
  • 50 Eric Barton ILB (IR)
  • 77 Marko Cavka T (IR)
  • 80 Wayne Chrebet WR (IR)
  • -- Mondoe Davis LB (IR)
  • 69 Jason Fabini T (IR)
  •  9 Jay Fiedler QB (IR)
  • 41 Andre Maddox S (IR)
  • 28 Curtis Martin RB (IR)
  • 68 Kevin Mawae C (IR)
  • 57 Darrell McClover LB (IR)
  • 10 Chad Pennington QB (IR)


Practice squad

  • 27 Terry Butler RB
  • -- Reggie Harrell WR
  • -- Michael King G
  • 49 Corey Lamkin TE
  • 44 Luke Lawton FB
  • 31 Jeremy LeSueur CB
  • 11 Jovan Witherspoon WR


Rookies in italics
 52 active, 12 inactive, 7 practice squad

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 Detroit Lions W 10–3 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap
2 August 19 Minnesota Vikings W 28–21 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap
3 August 26 at New York Giants L 14–15 2–1 Giants Stadium Recap
4 September 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14 3–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Jets played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Ravens and the Jaguars based on divisional positions from 2004.

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 18 Miami Dolphins W 17–7 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap
3 September 25 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–26 (OT) 1–2 Giants Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Baltimore Ravens L 3–13 1–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
5 October 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–12 2–3 Giants Stadium Recap
6 October 16 at Buffalo Bills L 17–27 2–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
7 October 24 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–27 2–5 Georgia Dome Recap
8 Bye
9 November 6 San Diego Chargers L 26–31 2–6 Giants Stadium Recap
10 November 13 at Carolina Panthers L 3–30 2–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap
11 November 20 at Denver Broncos L 0–27 2–8 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap
12 November 27 New Orleans Saints L 19–21 2–9 Giants Stadium Recap
13 December 4 at New England Patriots L 3–16 2–10 Gillette Stadium Recap
14 December 11 Oakland Raiders W 26–10 3–10 Giants Stadium Recap
15 December 18 at Miami Dolphins L 20–24 3–11 Dolphins Stadium Recap
16 December 26 New England Patriots L 21–31 3–12 Giants Stadium Recap
17 January 1 Buffalo Bills W 30–26 4–12 Giants Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 5–1 7–5 379 338 L1
Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 318 317 W6
Buffalo Bills 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 271 367 L1
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 240 355 W1
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