2005 San Diego Chargers

2005 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home Field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2004	2006

The 2005 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 12–4 record in 2004. They finished the campaign 3rd in their division and as a result missed out on the playoffs. Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was named rookie of the Year at the end of the season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 2005 NFL Draft

2005 San Diego Chargers Draft Selections

Draft order		Player	Position	Height	Weight	College
Round	Choice
1	12	Shawne Merriman	Outside linebacker	6 ft 4 in	265 lb	Maryland
1	28	Luis Castillo	Defensive end	6 ft 3 in	290 lb	Northwestern
2	61	Vincent Jackson	Wide Receiver	6 ft 5 in	230 lb	Northern Colorado
4	130	Darren Sproles	Running back	5 ft 6 in	181 lb	Kansas State
5	167	Wesley Britt	Offensive tackle	6 ft 8 in	320 lb	Alabama
6	177	Wes Sims	Offensive guard	6 ft 4 in	317 lb	Oklahoma
7	242	Scott Mruczkowski	Center	6 ft 5 in	318 lb	Bowling Green

Personnel

Staff

2005 San Diego Chargers staff
Front Office Owner – Alex Spanos President/Chief Executive Officer – Dean Spanos Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos Executive Vice President/General Manager – A. J. Smith Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Buddy Nix Vice President of Football Operations – Ed McGuire Director of College Scouting – Jimmy Raye Director of Pro Scouting – Fran Foley Head Coaches Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Cam Cameron Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Wide Receivers – James Lofton Assistant Wide Receivers/Quality Control – Pete Carmichael, Jr. Tight Ends – Rob Chudzinski Offensive Line – Carl Mauck			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive Line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Greg Manusky Assistant Linebackers/Quality Control – John Pagano Secondary – Brian Stewart Assistant Secondary – Albert Lewis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Steve Crosby Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Matt Schiotz

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Result	Host Stadium	NFL Recap	Attendance
August 11, 2005	at Green Bay Packers	L 7 – 10	Lambeau Field	Gamebook	69,611
August 21, 2005	St. Louis Rams	W 36 – 21	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	54,421
August 26, 2005	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16 – 19	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Gamebook	64,172
September 1, 2005	San Francisco 49ers	W 28 – 24	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	49,817

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Host Stadium	NFL Recap	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	Dallas Cowboys	L 24 – 28	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	67,679
2	September 18, 2005	at Denver Broncos	L 17 – 20	0–2	Invesco Field at Mile High	Gamebook	75,310
3	September 25, 2005	New York Giants	W 45 – 23	1–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	65,373
4	October 2, 2005	at New England Patriots	W 41 – 17	2–2	Gillette Stadium	Gamebook	68,756
5	October 10, 2005	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22 – 24	2–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	68,537
6	October 16, 2005	at Oakland Raiders	W 27 – 14	3–3	McAfee Coliseum	Gamebook	52,666
7	October 23, 2005	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17 – 20	3–4	Lincoln Financial Field	Gamebook	67,747
8	October 30, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28 – 20	4–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	65,750
9	November 6, 2005	at New York Jets	W 31 – 26	5–4	The Meadowlands	Gamebook	77,662
10	Bye
11	November 20, 2005	Buffalo Bills	W 48 – 10	6–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	65,602
12	November 27, 2005	at Washington Redskins	W 23 – 17 (OT)	7–4	FedEx Field	Gamebook	84,930
13	December 4, 2005	Oakland Raiders	W 34 – 19	8–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	66,436
14	December 11, 2005	Miami Dolphins	L 21 – 23	8–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	65,026
15	December 18, 2005	at Indianapolis Colts	W 26 – 17	9–5	RCA Dome	Gamebook	57,389
16	December 24, 2005	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7 – 20	9–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Gamebook	75,956
17	December 31, 2005	Denver Broncos	L 7 – 23	9–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Gamebook	65,513

Standings

Template:2005 AFC West standings

See also

• 2005 NFL season