2005 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Coughlin (11-5)
Location: New York, New York
2005 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Coughlin (11-5)
Location: New York, New York
2005 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Giants moved the ball well, scoring 422 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 314. Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber powered the ground game, running for a 1,860 yards for New York.
Eli Manning triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,762 yards. Plaxico Burress topped all receivers, hauling in 76 passes for 1,214 yards, while Amani Toomer and Jeremy Shockey contributed to the receiving game, too.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 37 turnovers. Brent Alexander intercepted 4 opponent throws. Osi Umenyiora led pass rushers with 14.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.
Tom Coughlin coached the team. The 2005 New York Giants lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brent Alexander | FS | July 10, 1971 | 5'11" | 189 | Tennessee St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Kenderick Allen | DT | September 14, 1978 | 6'6" | 318 | LSU | Bogalusa, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Will Allen | LCB | August 5, 1978 | 5'10" | 196 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Adrian Awasom | DE | October 25, 1983 | 6'5" | 275 | North Texas | , Cameroon | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Sean Berton | TE | October 31, 1979 | 6'4" | 272 | West Virginia | Columbia, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Chase Blackburn | LB | June 10, 1983 | 6'3" | 247 | Akron | Marysville, OH USA | 15 | 2 |
| 22 | Terrell Buckley | DB | June 7, 1971 | 5'10" | 180 | Florida St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Plaxico Burress | WR | August 12, 1977 | 6'5" | 226 | Michigan St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 37 | James Butler | DB | September 7, 1982 | 6'3" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Bainbridge, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Tim Carter | WR | September 21, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | Auburn | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 70 | Kendrick Clancy | LDT | September 17, 1978 | 6'1" | 305 | Mississippi | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 30 | Mike Cloud | RB | July 1, 1975 | 5'10" | 205 | Boston Col. | Charleston, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Curtis DeLoatch | RCB | October 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 217 | North Carolina A&T | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 66 | David Diehl | LG | September 15, 1980 | 6'5" | 315 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Damane Duckett | DT | January 21, 1981 | 6'6" | 300 | East Carolina | Waterbury, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | LLB | September 3, 1973 | 6'5" | 250 | Arkansas St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 9 | 8 |
| 18 | Jeff Feagles | P | March 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Jay Feely | K | May 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 206 | Michigan | Odessa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Finn | FB | December 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 245 | Pennsylvania | Teaneck, NJ USA | 16 | 13 |
| 96 | Jay Foreman | LB | February 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 240 | Nebraska | Eden Prairie, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Barrett Green | LB | October 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 226 | West Virginia | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Nick Greisen | RLB | August 10, 1979 | 6'1" | 245 | Wisconsin | Sturgeon Bay, WI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 21 | Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber | RB | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 200 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Tim Hasselbeck | QB | April 6, 1978 | 6'1" | 211 | Boston Col. | Norfolk, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Alonzo Jackson | LB | September 15, 1980 | 6'4" | 262 | Florida St. | Americus, GA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | July 6, 1982 | 6'4" | 256 | Southern Illinois | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 94 | William Joseph | RDT | September 3, 1979 | 6'5" | 315 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 61 | Lewis Kelly | T-G | April 21, 1977 | 6'4" | 306 | South Carolina St. | Lithonia, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Matt Kranchick | TE | December 13, 1979 | 6'7" | 260 | Penn St. | Carlisle, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Ryan Kuehl | DT | January 18, 1972 | 6'5" | 280 | Virginia | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Kevin Lewis | LB | October 6, 1978 | 6'1" | 235 | Duke | Orlando, FL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Eli Manning | QB | January 3, 1981 | 6'4" | 218 | Mississippi | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Kareem McKenzie | RT | May 24, 1979 | 6'6" | 327 | Penn St. | Willingboro, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 93 | Eric Moore | DE | February 28, 1981 | 6'4" | 255 | Florida St. | Pahokee, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Chad Morton | PR | April 4, 1977 | 5'8" | 203 | USC | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Shaun O'Hara | C | June 23, 1977 | 6'3" | 306 | Rutgers | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Will Peterson | DB | June 15, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | Michigan | Uniontown, PA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 77 | Luke Petitgout | LT | June 16, 1976 | 6'6" | 310 | Notre Dame | Milford, DE USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Roman Phifer | LB | March 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 248 | UCLA | Plattsburgh, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Antonio Pierce | MLB | October 26, 1978 | 6'1" | 240 | Arizona | Ontario, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 87 | Willie Ponder | KR | February 14, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 98 | Fred Robbins | RDT | March 25, 1977 | 6'4" | 325 | Wake Forest | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 69 | Rich Seubert | G | March 30, 1979 | 6'5" | 305 | West. Illinois | Rozellville, WI USA | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | June 18, 1980 | 6'4" | 250 | Morgan St. | Laurel, MD USA | 16 | 4 |
| 80 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | August 18, 1980 | 6'5" | 253 | Miami (FL) | Ada, OK USA | 15 | 15 |
| 76 | Chris Snee | RG | January 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 314 | Boston Col. | Edison, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan | LDE | November 21, 1971 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Jamaar Taylor | WR | February 25, 1981 | 6'0" | 197 | Notre Dame | Giessen, West Germany | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Amani Toomer | WR | September 8, 1974 | 6'3" | 208 | Michigan | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Reggie Torbor | LLB | January 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 254 | Auburn | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 91 | Justin Tuck | DE | March 29, 1983 | 6'5" | 268 | Notre Dame | Kellyton, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | David Tyree | WR | January 3, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Syracuse | Livingston, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Osi Umenyiora | RDE | November 16, 1981 | 6'3" | 261 | Troy | London, England | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Frank Walker | DB | August 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 198 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Derrick Ward | RB | August 30, 1980 | 5'11" | 233 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Corey Webster | DB | March 2, 1982 | 6'0" | 204 | LSU | Vacherie, LA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 71 | Bob Whitfield | T | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | G | March 7, 1975 | 6'4" | 305 | SW Missouri St. | Springfield, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Shaun Williams | DB | October 10, 1976 | 6'2" | 218 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Gibril Wilson | SS | November 12, 1981 | 6'0" | 197 | Tennessee | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
