2005 Oakland Raiders season
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The 2005
2005 NFL season
The 2005 NFL season was the 86th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006...

 Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season
was their 46th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. They were unable to improve upon their previous season
2004 Oakland Raiders season
The 2004 Oakland Raiders season was their 45th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's output of 4–12, instead winning five games. The team had a five game losing streak in the middle of the season and only won one game by a touchdown or more, a rematch with their Super Bowl...

's output of 5–11, instead only going 4–12. The team finished the season on a six game losing streak.

Staff

2005 Oakland Raiders staff

Head Coaches
  • Head Coach – Norv Turner
    Norv Turner
    Norval Eugene Turner is the head coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. He also has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, and as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers...

  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Jimmy Raye
    Jimmy Raye II
    James Arthur Raye, Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League until he was fired on September 27, 2010, one day after the team's lopsided loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.-Playing...



Offensive Coaches
  • Quarterbacks – John Shoop
    John Shoop
    John Shoop is an American football coach who has coached in the National Football League and at the collegiate level...

  • Running Backs – Skip Peete
    Skip Peete
    Skip Peete is the running backs coach of the Dallas Cowboys and the brother of former veteran quarterback Rodney Peete. He spent nine years coaching running backs for the Oakland Raiders. He also has experience in college, coaching running backs two years at UCLA and wide receivers at Michigan...

  • Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff
    Fred Biletnikoff
    Frederick S. "Fred" Biletnikoff is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders...

  • Offensive Line – Jim Colletto
    Jim Colletto
    -External links:* *...

  • Offensive Assistant – Chris Turner
 
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Rob Ryan
    Rob Ryan
    Rob Ryan is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He is the son of former defensive coordinator and head coach Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of current head coach of the New York Jets, Rex Ryan.-Early life:When his parents, Doris and Buddy Ryan,...

  • Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
    Sam Clancy
    Sam Clancy is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts...

  • Defensive Line – Keith Millard
    Keith Millard
    Keith Millard is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1993 in the National Football League....

  • Inside Linebackers – Don Martindale
    Don Martindale
    Don "Wink" Martindale was the former defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League...

  • Outside Linebackers – Pat Jones
  • Defensive Backs – Clayton Lopez
  • Defensive Backs – Chuck Pagano
  • Quality Control/Defense – Chris Griswold
  • Squad Development – Willie Brown


Special Teams Coaches
  • Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Avezzano
    Joe Avezzano
    Joe Avezzano is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oregon State University from 1980 to 1984, compiling a record of 6–47–2...

  • Specials Teams Assistant – Martin Bayless
    Martin Bayless
    Martin Ashley Bayless is a former American football safety who played 13 seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at Bowling Green State University. He was an assistant coach with the Houston Texans .-External links:*...



Strength and Conditioning
  • Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Fish

Roster

2005 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
  •  5 Kerry Collins
    Kerry Collins
    Kerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...

  •  8 Marques Tuiasosopo
    Marques Tuiasosopo
    Marques Tavita Tuiasosopo is a former American football quarterback who is currently a strength coach for the University of Washington football team. He was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders...

  • 16 Andrew Walter
    Andrew Walter
    Andrew Scott Walter is a former American football quarterback in National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft after playing college football at Arizona State....



Running Backs
  • 32 Zack Crockett
    Zack Crockett
    Zack Crockett is a scout for the Oakland Raiders and former American football fullback who is a retired NFL player. He was originally drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.-Early years:Crockett attended Ely High...

     FB
  • 33 Omar Easy
    Omar Easy
    Omar Xavier Easy is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played collegiately at Penn State before being drafted in the 4th round of 2002 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs....

     FB
  • 20 Justin Fargas
    Justin Fargas
    Justin Fargas is an American football running back who is a Free Agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

  • 34 LaMont Jordan
    LaMont Jordan
    LaMont Damon Jordan is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...

  • 49 John Paul Foschi
    John Paul Foschi
    John Paul Marino "J. P." Foschi is an free agent American football tight end most recently played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2004...

     FB/TE


Wide Receivers
  • 89 Ronald Curry
    Ronald Curry
    Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft after playing college football at North Carolina....

  • 85 Doug Gabriel
    Doug Gabriel
    Douglas Gabriel is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Orlando Predators an Arena Football League team in Orlando Florida. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

  • 19 Johnnie Morant
    Johnnie Morant
    Johnnie Morant, Jr. is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

  • 18 Randy Moss
    Randy Moss
    Randy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...

  • 84 Jerry Porter
  • 87 Alvis Whitted
    Alvis Whitted
    Alvis James Whitted is an American football player who is a free agent. He played two years as a wide receiver at Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina and was also a standout in track and field and was state champion as a senior in the 100 and 200 meters. Played his college football...

  • 86 Randal Williams
    Randal Williams
    Randal Ellison Williams is an American football free agent tight end in the National Football League.Williams attended Deerfield Academy and then the University of New Hampshire...



Tight Ends
  • 83 Courtney Anderson
    Courtney Anderson
    Courtney Jerome Anderson is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose State University. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the...

  • 88 Zeron Flemister
    Zeron Flemister
    Zeron D. Flemister is an American football player who is currently a free agent tight end of the National Football League. As a senior at the University of Iowa, he played in and started seven games before playing in three postseason all-star games...

Offensive Linemen
  • 70 Brad Badger
    Brad Badger
    Bradley Thomas Badger is an American football guard and tackle who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft...

     G/T
  • 76 Robert Gallery
    Robert Gallery
    -Oakland Raiders:In 2004, he started 15 games at right tackle and gave up 3 sacks. In 2005, he started all 16 games at right tackle and gave up 3.5 sacks. The Raiders moved him to left tackle at the beginning of the 2006 preseason...

     T
  • 64 Jake Grove
    Jake Grove
    Charles Jacob Grove is a retired American football center, most recently for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

     C/G
  • 71 Corey Hulsey
    Corey Hulsey
    Corey Hulsey is an American football guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 1999. After the 2008 preseason, he was waived by the Lions during final cuts on August 30, 2008...

     G/T
  • 75 Brad Lekkerkerker
    Brad Lekkerkerker
    Brad Lekkerkerker is a offensive tackle who formerly played for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. He was originally acquired as a free agent in 2004 by the Houston Texans then was on and off the Oakland Raiders roster. Lekkerkerker was allocated to NFL Europe in 2006 then placed on the...

     T
  • 78 Chad Slaughter
    Chad Slaughter
    Chad Slaughter is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2000...

     T
  • 65 Barry Sims
    Barry Sims
    Barry Sims is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Scottish Claymores in the 17th round of the NFL Europe Draft in 1999. He played college football at Utah...

     T/G
  • 62 Adam Treu
    Adam Treu
    Adam Treu was a center in the NFL. He walked on to University of Nebraska-Lincoln after playing at Pius X High School in Lincoln. He won back-to-back National Championships with the Cornhuskers in 1994 and 1995 playing left tackle and performing all the long snapping duties...

     C
  • 66 Langston Walker
    Langston Walker
    Langston Branden Walker is an American football offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at California...

     T/G


Defensive Linemen
  • 91 Tyler Brayton
    Tyler Brayton
    Tyler Brayton is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders 32nd overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...

     DE
  • 56 Derrick Burgess
    Derrick Burgess
    Derrick Lee Burgess is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi....

     DE
  • 59 DeLawrence Grant
    DeLawrence Grant
    DeLawrence Grant, Jr. is a former linebacker in the NFL.-Pro career:Grant was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft and has played five years for them...

     DE/LB
  • 98 Bobby Hamilton
    Bobby Hamilton
    Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing, which fielded three entries in each NCWTS event...

     DE/DT
  • 77 Anttaj Hawthorne
    Anttaj Hawthorne
    Anttaj Hawthorne is an American football defensive lineman for the Arizona Rattlers of Arena Football 1. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.-Early years:Hawthorne attended Hamden High School in Hamden,...

     DT
  • 96 Grant Irons
    Grant Irons
    Grant Michael Irons is an American football player who is a free agent, formerly playing for the Oakland Raiders. He played in 43 career games for the University of Notre Dame, making 26 starts at numerous positions on defense. He started playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2002. His father Gerald...

     DE
  • 95 Ed Jasper
    Ed Jasper
    Edward Jasper is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M....

     DT/NT
  • 57 Ryan Riddle
    Ryan Riddle
    Ryan Riddle is a professional American, Canadian and Arena football defensive end for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders as a linebacker in the sixth round, with the 38th pick of the 2005 NFL Draft...

     DE/LB
  • 90 Terdell Sands
    Terdell Sands
    Terdell Sands is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...

     DT
  • 99 Warren Sapp
    Warren Sapp
    Warren Carlos Sapp is a retired American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders during his 13 year professional career, and college football for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He was then...

     DT
  • 92 Ted Washington
    Ted Washington
    Theodore Washington, Jr. is a former American football nose tackle. He was originally drafted out of Louisville by the San Francisco 49ers, 25th overall in the 1991 NFL Draft, but also played for the Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and Cleveland...

     DT
Linebackers
  • 55 Danny Clark OLB
  • 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba
    Isaiah Ekejiuba
    Isaiah Afamefuna Ekejiuba [Eck-ah-ju-buh] is a Nigerian-American linebacker of American football for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005...

     ILB
  • 51 Tim Johnson OLB
  • 52 Kirk Morrison
    Kirk Morrison
    Kirk David Morrison is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

     ILB
  • 53 Adrian Venegas ILB


  • Defensive Backs
    • 21 Nnamdi Asomugha
      Nnamdi Asomugha
      Nnamdi Asomugha is an American cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and played college football for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley...

       CB
    • 37 Calvin Branch
      Calvin Branch
      Calvin Stanley Branch is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played for five seasons for the Oakland Raiders. He works as a scout for the Raiders....

       S
    • 23 Chris Carr CB
    • 40 Jarrod Cooper
      Jarrod Cooper
      Jarrod Alexander Cooper is a former American football safety with the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers. He was drafted by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State.-Early life:Cooper played football and ran track and field for Pearland...

       S
    • 36 Derrick Gibson
      Derrick Gibson
      Derrick Gibson is a former American football safety who played his entire career for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the Raiders 28th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft...

       SS
    • 22 Renaldo Hill
      Renaldo Hill
      Renaldo Hill is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State....

       CB
    • 26 Stanford Routt
      Stanford Routt
      Stanford Bermond Routt is an National Football League cornerback with the Oakland Raiders.-High school career:...

       CB
    • 30 Stuart Schweigert
      Stuart Schweigert
      Stuart Schweigert is an American football safety for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Purdue.-Early years:Schweigert played quarterback and safety for Saginaw Heritage...

       FS
    • 29 Reggie Tongue
      Reggie Tongue
      Reginald Clinton Tongue is a former American football safety who most recently played in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders.-Early life:...

       FS
    • 25 Denard Walker
      Denard Walker
      Denard Walker is a former American football cornerback in the NFL. Walker was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers in the 1997 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State....

       CB
    • 27 Fabian Washington
      Fabian Washington
      -Oakland Raiders:During his rookie year he played all 16 games with 11 starts and recorded 40 tackles. In his second season with the Raiders, Washington started in all 14 games he played in and had 43 tackles and four interceptions . During his third season with the Raiders in 2007 he played in 15...

       CB
    • 24 Charles Woodson
      Charles Woodson
      Charles C. Woodson is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship...

       CB


    Special Teams
    • 11 Sebastian Janikowski
      Sebastian Janikowski
      Sebastian Janikowski is a left-footed Polish placekicker who plays for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league, and leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks. He lives in...

       K
    •  9 Shane Lechler
      Shane Lechler
      Edward Shane Lechler is an American football punter who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. Lechler played college football for Texas A&M from 1996-1999. In the NFL, Lechler has been named an All-Pro eight times during his career...

       P

    Schedule

    Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
    1 September 8, 2005 at New England Patriots
    New England Patriots
    The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

    L 30–20
    68,756
    2 September 18, 2005 Kansas City Chiefs
    Kansas City Chiefs
    The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

    L 23–17
    62,273
    3 September 25, 2005 at Philadelphia Eagles
    Philadelphia Eagles
    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 23–20
    67,735
    4 October 2, 2005 Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys
    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

    W 19–13
    62,400
    5 Bye
    6 October 16, 2005 San Diego Chargers
    San Diego Chargers
    The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 27–14
    52,666
    7 October 23, 2005 Buffalo Bills
    Buffalo Bills
    The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    W 38–17
    42,779
    8 October 30, 2005 at Tennessee Titans
    Tennessee Titans
    The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

    W 34–25
    69,149
    9 November 6, 2005 at Kansas City Chiefs
    Kansas City Chiefs
    The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

    L 27–23
    79,033
    10 November 13, 2005 Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos
    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 31–17
    62,779
    11 November 20, 2005 at Washington Redskins
    Washington Redskins
    The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

    W 16–13
    90,129
    12 November 27, 2005 Miami Dolphins
    Miami Dolphins
    The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 33–21
    49,097
    13 December 4, 2005 at San Diego Chargers
    San Diego Chargers
    The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 34–10
    66,436
    14 December 11, 2005 at New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 26–10
    77,561
    15 December 18, 2005 Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns
    The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 9–7
    41,862
    16 December 24, 2005 at Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos
    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 22–3
    76,212
    17 January 1, 2006 New York Giants
    New York Giants
    The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 30–21
    44,594
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