2005 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Jauron (1-4)
Coach: Steve Mariucci (4-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2005 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Jauron (1-4)
Coach: Steve Mariucci (4-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2005 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 254 points, though they the defensive squad yielded 345. Joey Harrington tossed for 2,021 yards. Marcus Pollard topped all receivers, hauling in 46 balls, while Roy Williams added 687 receiving yards, while Shawn Bryson and Scottie Vines contributed to the receiving game, too.
Kevin Jones rushed for a team-leading 664 yards for Detroit.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 31 turnovers. Dre' Bly seized 6 opponent throws. Kalimba Edwards dropped quarterbacks 7 times.
Dick Jauron and Steve Mariucci coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Jeff Backus | LT | September 21, 1977 | 6'5" | 305 | Michigan | Midland, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Boss Bailey | LLB | October 14, 1979 | 6'3" | 233 | Georgia | Folkston, GA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 94 | Marcus Bell | DT | June 1, 1979 | 6'2" | 339 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Dre' Bly | RCB | May 22, 1977 | 5'9" | 185 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | Fernando Bryant | DB | March 26, 1977 | 5'10" | 174 | Alabama | Albany, GA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Shawn Bryson | RB | November 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 228 | Tennessee | Franklin, NC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 79 | Kelly Butler | RT | July 24, 1982 | 6'6" | 290 | Purdue | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Shaun Cody | DT | January 22, 1983 | 6'4" | 292 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 55 | Donte Curry | LB | July 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 233 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 52 | James Davis | RLB | April 26, 1979 | 6'1" | 240 | West Virginia | Stuart, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 64 | Rick DeMulling | LG | July 21, 1977 | 6'4" | 304 | Idaho | Cheney, WA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | DE | June 11, 1976 | 6'4" | 272 | Iowa | Aplington, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Eddie Drummond | KR | April 12, 1980 | 5'9" | 185 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | DE | December 26, 1979 | 6'5" | 264 | South Carolina | East Point, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | Troy Edwards | WR | April 7, 1977 | 5'10" | 191 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | October 10, 1980 | 6'4" | 258 | Carroll (MT) | Wolf Point, MT USA | 14 | 2 |
| 36 | Vernon Fox | DB | October 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Fresno St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Jeff Garcia | QB | February 24, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | San Jose St. | Gilroy, CA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 35 | Andre' Goodman | LCB | August 11, 1978 | 5'10" | 185 | South Carolina | Greenville, SC USA | 15 | 8 |
| 48 | Matt Grootegoed | LB | May 6, 1982 | 5'11" | 215 | USC | Huntington Beach, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Brock Gutierrez | C | September 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 304 | Central Michigan | Charlotte, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 96 | James Hall | RDE | February 4, 1977 | 6'2" | 280 | Michigan | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Remy Hamilton | K | August 30, 1974 | 5'11" | 189 | Michigan | Wildwood, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | Joey Harrington | QB | October 21, 1978 | 6'4" | 220 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6'2" | 218 | California | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | MLB | April 28, 1973 | 6'2" | 242 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 42 | Terrence Holt | FS | March 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 208 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 10 | 10 |
| 85 | Kevin Johnson | WR | July 15, 1976 | 5'11" | 195 | Syracuse | Trenton, NJ USA | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Kevin Jones | RB | August 21, 1982 | 6'0" | 228 | Virginia Tech | Chester, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Kenoy Kennedy | SS | November 15, 1977 | 6'1" | 215 | Arkansas | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Kyle Kosier | LG | January 27, 1978 | 6'5" | 305 | Arizona St. | Peoria, AZ USA | 16 | 11 |
| 54 | Teddy Lehman | LB | November 18, 1981 | 6'2" | 243 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Alex Lewis | LB | June 11, 1981 | 6'0" | 237 | Wisconsin | Delran, NJ USA | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Joe Maese | C | December 2, 1978 | 6'0" | 241 | New Mexico | Morenci, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Glenn Martinez | WR | November 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 183 | Saginaw Valley St. | Auburndale, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Jon McGraw | DB | April 2, 1979 | 6'3" | 206 | Kansas St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Sean McHugh | FB | May 27, 1982 | 6'5" | 265 | Penn St. | Chagrin Falls, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | R.W. McQuarters | LCB | December 21, 1976 | 5'10" | 198 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 11 |
| 67 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6'5" | 230 | Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Artose Pinner | RB | January 5, 1978 | 5'10" | 232 | Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY USA | 16 | 2 |
| 81 | Marcus Pollard | TE | February 8, 1972 | 6'3" | 247 | Bradley | Valley, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Wali Rainer | LLB | April 19, 1977 | 6'2" | 240 | Virginia | Rockingham, NC USA | 16 | 5 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 295 | Nebraska | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Cory Redding | LDE | November 15, 1980 | 6'4" | 285 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Charles Rogers | WR | May 23, 1981 | 6'3" | 202 | Michigan St. | Saginaw, MI USA | 9 | 3 |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | LDT | March 12, 1979 | 6'4" | 340 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | June 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 247 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 11 | 8 |
| 38 | Keith Smith | DB | March 20, 1980 | 5'11" | 192 | McNeese St. | Leesville, LA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 27 | Paul Smith | FB | January 31, 1978 | 5'11" | 234 | Texas-El Paso | El Paso, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 90 | Bill Swancutt | DE | September 4, 1982 | 6'4" | 264 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Scottie Vines | WR | April 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 220 | Wyoming | Alexander City, AL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 28 | Bracy Walker | DB | October 28, 1970 | 6'0" | 202 | North Carolina | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 53 | Nate Wayne | LB | January 12, 1975 | 6'0" | 237 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Dan Wilkinson | RDT | March 13, 1973 | 6'4" | 335 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Mike Williams | WR | January 4, 1984 | 6'5" | 229 | USC | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | December 20, 1981 | 6'4" | 210 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 33 | Stanley Wilson | DB | November 5, 1982 | 5'11" | 189 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | LeVar Woods | LB | March 15, 1978 | 6'3" | 244 | Iowa | Larchwood, IA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 65 | Damien Woody | RG | November 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 320 | Boston Col. | Beaverdam, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
