The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 12–4 in the regular season, but did not win their own division, being swept by the Indianapolis Colts who finished 14–2. The Jaguars reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots by a final score of 28–3.
The Jaguars would not improve upon this record until the 2025 season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Miami Dolphins W 27–17 1–0 Alltel Stadium 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–17 2–0 Raymond James Stadium 3 Atlanta Falcons L 7–23 2–2 Alltel Stadium 4 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–27 2–2 Texas Stadium
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance1 September 11 Seattle Seahawks W 26–14 1–0 Alltel Stadium 65,2042 September 18 at Indianapolis Colts L 3–10 1–1 RCA Dome 56,4603 September 25 at New York Jets 2–1 Giants Stadium 77,4224 October 2 Denver Broncos L 7–20 2–2 Alltel Stadium 66,0455 October 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–20 3–2 Alltel Stadium 66,1376 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 4–2 Heinz Field 63,8917Bye8 October 30 at St. Louis Rams L 21–24 4–3 Edward Jones Dome 65,2519 November 6 Houston Texans W 21–14 5–3 Alltel Stadium 64,61310 November 13 Baltimore Ravens W 30–3 6–3 Alltel Stadium 66,10711 November 20 at Tennessee Titans W 31–28 7–3 The Coliseum 69,14912 November 27 at Arizona Cardinals W 24–17 8–3 Sun Devil Stadium 39,19813 December 4 at Cleveland Browns W 20–14 9–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium 70,94114 December 11 Indianapolis Colts L 18–26 9–4 Alltel Stadium 67,16415 December 18 San Francisco 49ers W 10–9 10–4 Alltel Stadium 64,76416 at Houston Texans W 38–20 11–4 Reliant Stadium 70,02517 January 1 Tennessee Titans W 40–13 12–4 Alltel Stadium 65,485 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 3: at New York Jets
Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 8: at St. Louis Rams
Week 9: vs. Houston Texans
Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 11: at Tennessee Titans
Week 12: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 16: at Houston Texans
Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue AttendanceWild Card January 7 at New England Patriots (4) L 3–28 0–1 Gillette Stadium 68,756
Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) New England Patriots
References
Pro Football Reference