2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens
The Colts also had three takeaways, and the Ravens had none, however, the Colts punted seven times while Baltimore only punted four times. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning finished the game 21 for 36, with 254 yards passing, and two touchdown passes. Ravens QB Anthony Wright finished the game 19 for 31, with 214 yards passing, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Indianapolis RB Edgerrin James had 88 yards on 23 carries, and Ravens RB Jamal Lewis had 48 yards on 16 carries.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens
With the impressive win, Indianapolis began the season at 1–0. This ended up as the Colts’ first win in Baltimore since moving to Indianapolis.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 0:15 – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard FG (3–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 8:43 – 28-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (10–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 5:08 – 26-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Ben Utecht (Vanderjagt kick) (17–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 2:39 – 30-yard interception return for TD by Cato June (Vanderjagt kick) (24–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Scoring summary
Q4 – BAL – 0:13 – 17-yard TD pass from Anthony Wright to Daniel Wilcox (Stover kick) (24–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
During last week's game at Baltimore, the Colts' defense was the talk of the week, not their offense. This week was similar as the Colts surrendered only 3 points to the Jaguars. This game between AFC South division rivals was dominated by the running game for both teams, and the defensive lines. Colts QB Peyton Manning was 13 of 28 for 122 yards passing, with no touchdowns and an interception while Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich finished the game 16 of 29 for 198 yards passing.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Edgerrin James finished his day off with 27 carries for 128 yards rushing, and Jacksonville RB Fred Taylor finished with 16 carries for 81 yards. Jacksonville had seven fumbles in this game, but recovered every one of them. This game was scoreless until there was less than seven minutes to go in the third quarter.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q3 – JAC – 6:59 – Josh Scobee 28-yard FG (3–0 JAC)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 8:27 – Ran Carthon 6-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 1:50 – Mike Vanderjagt 41-yard FG (10–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Colts RB Edgerrin James topped the 100-yard mark for the second straight game, and he also scored his first rushing touchdown of the year in this game. His 2-yard touchdown run was the only touchdown scored, and the kickers for both teams both kicked in two field goals each. The Browns defended the deep pass and the potent Colts offense all game, and the Colts just ran the ball. Both of the quarterbacks combined for only 11 incomplete passes. Colts QB Peyton Manning finished the game 19 for 23 with 228 yards passing and one interception as Browns QB Trent Dilfer finished 22 of 29 for 208 passing yards.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
In this game, QB Peyton Manning was the second-fastest quarterback to reach 30,000 career passing yards. He did it in 115 games, while Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino did it in 114 games. This win against the Browns was the Colts' seventh-consecutive win in the RCA Dome.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 4:11 – Edgerrin James 2-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Scoring summary
Q2 – CLE – 13:13 – Phil Dawson 40-yard FG (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 3:14 – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard FG (10–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 7:07 – Mike Vanderjagt 23-yard FG (13–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Scoring summary
Q4 – CLE – 14:09 – Phil Dawson 22-yard FG (13–6 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
The Indianapolis offense finally showed up this game, as QB Peyton Manning threw for 264 yards and four touchdown passes. Two of those touchdown passes were to WR Marvin Harrison and those two touchdowns tied the record for the most touchdowns between a quarterback and a receiver. RB Edgerrin James had 21 carries for 90 yards, and Marvin Harrison had 9 catches for 109 yards.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
The Colts have only allowed 26 points to be scored against them in four games so far, which is a franchise record. The Titans never really got anything going on offense, and Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was their leading rusher for the team in this game.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 11:31 – 25-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q1 – TEN – 4:58 – Rob Bironas 34-yard FG (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 7:17 – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard FG (10–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 1:17 – 11-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (17–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 7:55 – 8-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Edgerrin James (Vanderjagt kick) (24–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 13:09 – 24-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (31–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q4 – TEN – 4:31 – 6-yard TD pass from Steve McNair to Bo Scaife (Bironas kick) (31–10 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith had his troubles all game as he finished 9 for 23 with 74 passing yards, five turnovers (four of them were interceptions), and five sacks. Colts QB Peyton Manning completed 23 of his 31 passes, threw for one touchdown, and two interceptions. Colts MLB Cato June picked off Alex Smith twice, returning one of them for a touchdown. Colts RB Edgerrin James finished the day with 21 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown, and 49ers RB Kevan Barlow ran for 99 yards off of 18 carries.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
Also of note, after Cato June's interception return, kicker Mike Vanderjagt scored his 900th point in the NFL. Also, after Manning got his first career win over the 49ers in this game, that left only four teams that he has not beaten yet.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 7:41 – Dominic Rhodes 6-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 6:29 – 24-yard interception return for TD by Cato June (Vanderjagt kick) (14–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers, Scoring summary
Q3 – SF – 9:41 – Joe Nedney 30-yard FG (14–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 14:55 – Edgerrin James 4-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (21–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 5:58 – 18-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Troy Walters (Vanderjagt kick) (28–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams came into a Week 6 matchup with the Colts on Monday Night Football with QB Peyton Manning and WR Marvin Harrison tied with Steve Young and Jerry Rice on the list of the most touchdowns between a quarterback and receiver. That eventually changed in the fourth quarter, as Manning and Harrison made NFL history, again.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
The Rams jumped out to a 17–0 lead on the Colts in the RCA Dome in front of a Monday Night Football audience, and few could believe it. The 5–0 Colts were down 17 points at the end of the first quarter, and the 2–3 Rams had all the confidence in the world. That drastically changed in the second half, however.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
After two interceptions by MLB Cato June that set up two touchdowns, an interception and a fumble recovery by CB Nick Harper that also set up two touchdown scores, the Colts scored all 45 of their points in three quarters and held the Rams to just 11 points in those quarters.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison also made history that night by completing their 86th career touchdown pass to pass Steve Young and Jerry Rice on the list of most touchdowns between a quarterback and receiver. Cato June also left the game as the NFL leader in interceptions. He had three interceptions in the past two games (one for a touchdown). Also of note, Rams QB Marc Bulger went out of the game with a shoulder injury, and backup QB Jamie Martin replaced him for the rest of the game.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q1 – STL – 12:04 – Steven Jackson 21-yard TD run (Jeff Wilkins kick) (7–0 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q1 – STL – 8:17 – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard FG (10–0 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q1 – STL – 3:31 – 57-yard TD pass from Marc Bulger to Kevin Curtis (Wilkins kick) (17–0 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 9:44 – Edgerrin James 1-yard TD run (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (17–7 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 1:57 – 3-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (17–14 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q2 – STL – 0:30 – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard FG (20–14 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 10:02 – Mike Vanderjagt 22-yard FG (20–17 STL)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 3:16 – Edgerrin James 8-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (24–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 14:58 – Dominic Rhodes 1-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (31–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 9:25 – 6-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (38–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 8:12 – Edgerrin James 1-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (45–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams, Scoring summary
Q4 – STL – 3:28 – 9-yard TD pass from Jamie Martin to Cam Cleeland (Marshall Faulk 2-point conversion) (45–28 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans
The Texans had a fast start, as they forced two first-half turnovers and had the game tied at 14 at halftime. However, that did not hold up in the second half as the Colts scored 24 second-half points and held Houston to −4 total yards on offense. There was even a drive when Texans QB David Carr was sacked on three straight plays, and on those last two sacks, he fumbled the ball. But, Houston recovered both fumbles, and punted the ball after those three horrible plays. Colts QB Peyton Manning was 21 for 27 with 237 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception, and David Carr was 6 of 9 with 48 passing yards, one touchdown, and an interception.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans
With the win, the Colts improved to 7–0. Also of note, this win gave coach Tony Dungy his 100th career win in the NFL. He is the 34th head coach to win 100 games.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 3:42 – Edgerrin James 1-yard TD run (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 11:22 – 31-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark (Vanderjagt kick) (14–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – HOU – 3:15 – Domanick Davis 8-yard TD run (Kris Brown kick) (14–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – HOU – 0:30 – 8-yard TD pass from David Carr to Jabar Gaffney (Brown kick) (14–14)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 11:18 – Edgerrin James 9-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (21–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 0:17 – Mike Vanderjagt 36-yard FG (24–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 11:38 – 7-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (31–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 8:07 – Montae Reagor 37-yard fumble return TD (38–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 7: at Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q4 – HOU – 7:56 – Jerome Mathis 89-yard kick return TD (2-point conversion failed) (38–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots
Coming into this game, Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning was 0–7 against the Patriots in Foxboro. Manning finished the game 28 for 37 with 321 yards and three touchdowns. He helped guide the Colts to score on seven of their eight possessions.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots
The Colts forced the Patriots to do some uncharacteristic things just to catch up. Pats coach Bill Belichick called for an onside kick, and to go for a first down on fourth down and 4. The Colts held onto the ball for over 36 minutes of the game, and controlled the tempo all the way to the end. Throughout the game you could see the frustration on the Patriots as Tom Brady was seen yelling "Are we gonna fight? Are we gonna lay down?" at his teammates throughout the game


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots
Patriots QB Tom Brady finished the game 22 of 33 for 265 yards and three touchdowns, running back Corey Dillon ran the ball for 40 yards on 12 carries, and Edgerrin James ran the ball for 104 yards on 34 carries. The Colts had two receivers top 100 yards receiving, Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne, and both of them had nine receptions each. On the very last play of the game, Colts DE Robert Mathis recorded a sack to keep his streak alive at eight straight games with at least one sack. With the win, the Colts improved to 8–0 and were the only undefeated team in the league.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 12:30 – 1-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q1 – NE – 5:52 – 16-yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Deion Branch (Adam Vinatieri kick) (7–7)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 11:50 – Edgerrin James 2-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (14–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 0:09 – 10-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (21–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 8:36 – Dominic Rhodes 4-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (28–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q3 – NE – 5:46 – 31-yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Daniel Graham (Vinatieri kick) (28–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 8:30 – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard FG (31–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 13:58 – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard FG (34–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q4 – NE – 10:15 – 19-yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Troy Brown (Vinatieri kick) (34–21 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 9: at New England Patriots, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 5:53 – 30-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (2-point conversion failed) (40–21 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Colts QB Peyton Manning finished his game off 26 of 35 with 297 passing yards, three touchdowns, and was sacked once, while Texans QB David Carr went 16 for 25 with 138 passing yards, one touchdown, and was sacked three times. RB Edgerrin James carried the football 26 times for 122 yards. The Houston Texans offense could only muster up two first downs the entire game, and one was by penalty in the second quarter. Colts DE Robert Mathis failed to record a sack in this game, the first time all season that he has not had at least one sack in a game.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Through week 10, the Colts were still the only undefeated team in the league improving to 9–0.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 4:29 – 14-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 11:14 – Edgerrin James 5-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (14–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 5:36 – 21-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Brandon Stokley (Vanderjagt kick) (21–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q2 – HOU – 1:53 – Jonathan Wells 14-yard TD run (Kris Brown kick) (21–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q3 – HOU – 8:26 – 13-yard TD pass from David Carr to Jabar Gaffney (Brown kick) (21–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 5:54 – 30-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (28–14 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q3 – HOU – 0:59 – Kris Brown 24-yard FG (28–17 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 10: vs. Houston Texans, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 11:30 – Mike Vanderjagt 45-yard FG (31–17 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
Prior to this game, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson made his weekly guarantee that the opposing cornerback could not stop him. The Colts cornerbacks could not stop Johnson, as he had 8 receptions for 189 yards and one touchdown. But, the Bengals still lost to the Colts in a shootout, and the Colts remained the only undefeated team in the NFL, at 10–0. Colts QB Peyton Manning finished the game 24 for 40 with 365 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and one interception.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
The opposing quarterback, Carson Palmer also had marvelous stats, as he finished with 25 pass completions on 38 attempts, two touchdowns, and one interception. As Chad Johnson led the Bengals in receiving, TE Dallas Clark led the Colts in receiving with six catches for 125 yards. There were only a total of three punts in the entire game, two by the Colts and one by the Bengals. In the first six possessions of the game, there were five touchdowns and a field goal. During those six possessions, both Manning and Palmer had perfect 158.3 quarterback ratings.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Colts were the seventeenth team to start a season 10–0 and the first to do so since the Denver Broncos during the 1998 NFL season. Colts WR Marvin Harrison also reached 900 receptions for his career in this game, and he is the fastest player to do so in NFL history.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 8:56 – Dominic Rhodes 4-yard TD run (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q1 – CIN – 4:47 – Shayne Graham 43-yard FG (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 4:30 – 66-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (14–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q1 – CIN – 3:23 – 68-yard TD pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Johnson (Graham kick) (14–10 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 14:12 – 9-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Bryan Fletcher (Vanderjagt kick) (21–10 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – CIN – 9:13 – Rudi Johnson 1-yard TD run (Graham kick) (21–17 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 7:11 – Edgerrin James 1-yard TD run (28–17 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 3:41 – 21-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark (Vanderjagt kick) (35–17 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – CIN – 1:29 – Shayne Graham 41-yard FG (35–20 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q2 – CIN – 0:12 – Rudi Johnson 1-yard TD run (Graham kick) (35–27 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q3 – CIN – 12:52 – 15-yard TD pass from Carson Palmer to Chris Henry (Graham kick) (35–34)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 4:29 – Edgerrin James 2-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (42–34 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 6:16 – Mike Vanderjagt 19-yard FG (45–34 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, Scoring summary
Q4 – CIN – 1:23 – Shayne Graham 44-yard FG (45–37 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
'Monday Night GameThe Colts defeated another tough AFC opponent in week 12, and were still undefeated. After handing the Steelers another defeat, the Colts solidified their presence as one of the best teams in the NFL. After the Steelers went three-and-out on their first possession of the game, the Colts scored on the first play of their first drive when quarterback Peyton Manning threw an 80-yard touchdown strike to WR Marvin Harrison. Harrison blew by cornerback Ike Taylor, and the Colts never looked back. They controlled the tempo throughout the entire game.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Manning finished the game 15 of 25 with 245 passing yards, had two touchdowns, and one interception. On the other hand, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, did not fare as well. He finished 17 of 26 with 133 passing yards, had one touchdown, and two interceptions. The Colts snapped Roethlisberger's nine-game road winning streak. Roethlisberger had never lost a game on the road during his first season in 2004, and had not yet lost on the road in 2005 before coming to Indianapolois. Marvin Harrison led all receivers in the game with four catches for 128 yards and one touchdown.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Colts were the eleventh team to start a season 11–0, and the first to do so since the Denver Broncos during the 1998 NFL season. Also, after Manning got his first career win over the Steelers in this game, that left only three teams that he had not yet beaten.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 13:16 – 80-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 6:07 – Mike Vanderjagt 29-yard FG (10–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q1 – PIT – 1:14 – 12-yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Hines Ward (Jeff Reed kick) (10–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 5:22 – Mike Vanderjagt 48-yard FG (13–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 0:00 – Mike Vanderjagt 44-yard FG (16–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 11:47 – 12-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Bryan Fletcher (Vanderjagt kick) (23–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 1:38 – Mike Vanderjagt 28-yard FG (26–7 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans
The Colts continued their undefeated streak this week as they mightily defeated the Tennessee Titans 35–3. So far, the Colts had won seven of their last nine games by at least 17 points, and averaged more than 35 points per game. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning completed 13 of 17 passes for 187 passing yards and three touchdowns, giving him a 151.2 QB rating. Titans QB Steve McNair was 22 of 33 with 220 yards passing and had one fumble.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans
The Colts were the fifth team in NFL history to start a season 12–0, and also clinched a playoff spot with this win against the Titans. But the Colts had to wait one more week to clinch the AFC South Championship and a first-round bye in the playoffs. Peyton Manning also made history in this game, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 25 touchdown passes in eight straight seasons. Also, on the Colts' opening drive, WR Marvin Harrison became the 12th receiver in league history to top 12,000 yards receiving in his career.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 8:08 – 10-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 4:11 – 13-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Bryan Fletcher (Vanderjagt kick) (14–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q2 – TEN – 0:29 – Rob Bironas 24-yard FG (14–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 9:40 – 27-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (21–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 1:28 – Edgerrin James 2-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (28–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 11:44 – Larry Tripplett 60-yard fumble return TD (35–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Indianapolis Colts were now one step closer to perfection, as they only had only four games left to match the record set by the 1972 Miami Dolphins for most consecutive wins to begin a season. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning picked apart the Jacksonville secondary all game, finishing the game with 24 of 36 for 324 yards passing and two touchdowns, while being sacked a season-high 3 times. Jaguars QB David Garrard (who was starting in the place of Byron Leftwich) was 26 of 35 for 250 passing yards, and had one touchdown. Also of note: the Colts snapped the Jaguars' five-game winning streak.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
After the Colts defeated the Jaguars, they became only the fourth team in NFL history to start a season 13–0, after the 1934 Chicago Bears, the 1972 Miami Dolphins, and the 1998 Denver Broncos. Also, with this win, the Colts clinched the AFC South Division Championship, a first-round bye in the NFL playoffs, and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 4:40 – 9-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q2 – JAC – 14:11 – Josh Scobee 27-yard FG (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 9:21 – 65-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (14–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 0:00 – Mike Vanderjagt 40-yard FG (17–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 8:14 – Mike Vanderjagt 34-yard FG (20–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 0:45 – Mike Vanderjagt 38-yard FG (23–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 12:13 – Mike Vanderjagt 46-yard FG (26–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q4 – JAC – 4:08 – David Garrard 5-yard TD run (Scobee kick) (26–10 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Scoring summary
Q4 – JAC – 1:54 – 1-yard TD pass from David Garrard to Jimmy Smith (David Garrard 2-point conversion) (26–18 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
The Colts came into Week 15 of the NFL season still undefeated, and faced the San Diego Chargers at home. San Diego started the game with 4 scores in the first 3 quarters of the game, before the Colts could even score. By the time the Colts finally put some points on the scoreboard, they were down 16–0 to the Chargers. Marty Schottenheimer and the Chargers were in the middle of a playoff hunt, and they were not going to go down easy.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
But after San Diego jumped out to a 16-point lead, the Colts came back in the third quarter with three scores of their own, to put them up by one point at the beginning of the fourth quarter, 17–16. However, they were not able to score the rest of the game, and the Chargers scored twice in the fourth quarter, once on a field goal and another on an 83-yard touchdown run by RB Michael Turner.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
The loss to the Chargers was the first loss of the season for the Colts, but the last team to go 13–0, the 1998 Denver Broncos, lost their 14th and 15th games, before winning their last regular-season game, and they went on to win Super Bowl XXXIII. The Colts had a history in their favor, but Peyton Manning did not want to lose any more games during the 2005 season.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q1 – SD – 9:13 – 29-yard TD pass from Drew Brees to Keenan McCardell (Nate Kaeding kick) (7–0 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q1 – SD – 1:56 – Nate Kaeding 36-yard FG (10–0 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q2 – SD – 0:15 – Nate Kaeding 20-yard FG (13–0 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q3 – SD – 9:30 – Nate Kaeding 48-yard FG (16–0 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 6:41 – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard FG (16–3 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 3:42 – Edgerrin James 1-yard TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (16–10 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 11:44 – 1-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark (Vanderjagt kick) (17–16 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q4 – SD – 6:41 – Nate Kaeding 49-yard FG (19–17 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers, Scoring summary
Q4 – SD – 2:09 – Michael Turner 83-yard TD run (Kaeding kick) (26–17 SD)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
After the Colts' loss to the San Diego Chargers last week, Colts coach Tony Dungy elected to keep most of his starters benched for the entire Christmas Eve game against the Seattle Seahawks, excepting the first drive of the game. However, Dungy's decision did not come from the sidelines, because two days earlier, his eldest son, James, had committed suicide in his apartment. So, assistant coach Jim Caldwell took over for Tony as he spent the week with his family.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Colts QB Peyton Manning played only a couple series and backup QB Jim Sorgi got some extended playing time. Dungy decided that since they had clinched a playoff spot, the AFC South Division Championship, home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, he had nothing else to really play for, and he did not want to risk his players getting injured before the playoffs. Seattle was playing to win because if they beat the Colts, they would clinch the No. 1 seed in the playoffs in the NFC.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks beat the Colts 28–13, and NFL MVP Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns in the game and tied Priest Holmes for the NFL record for touchdowns in a season with 27. The Colts-Seahawks game set records well before kickoff. The game featured the highest scoring and winningest teams against each other, and each looking to set a franchise record for most wins in a season. In addition, the schedule makers set a record with the first regular season game where the teams combined for at least 25 victories. With the loss, the Colts fell to 13–2.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 7:51 – Mike Vanderjagt 24-yard FG (3–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q1 – SEA – 5:42 – Shaun Alexander 2-yard TD run (Josh Brown kick) (7–3 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q2 – SEA – 11:46 – 15-yard TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck to Jerramy Stevens (Brown kick) (14–3 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 0:37 – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard FG (14–6 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q3 – SEA – 10:57 – 6-yard TD pass from Matt Hasselbeck to Shaun Alexander (Brown kick) (21–6 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q4 – SEA – 3:58 – Shaun Alexander 1-yard TD run (Brown kick) (28–6 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Scoring summary
Q4 – IND – 1:59 – 6-yard TD pass from Jim Sorgi to Troy Walters (Vanderjagt kick) (28–13 SEA)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
In the last game of the regular season, Colts’ coach Tony Dungy made his return to the sidelines after the death of his eldest son. The Colts faced the Arizona Cardinals at the RCA Dome, and in front of an emotional and proud crowd. The Colts won this game, 17–13 over the Cardinals, and they dedicated the last two games of the regular season to James Dungy. Colts QB Peyton Manning only played on the first drive of this game, just like the previous game, and Jim Sorgi played at the quarterback position for the rest of the game.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Colts finished their regular season at 14–2.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q1 – IND – 4:44 – 14-yard TD pass from Jim Sorgi to Ben Utecht (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q2 – ARI – 13:04 – Neil Rackers 28-yard FG (7–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q2 – IND – 2:41 – Mike Vanderjagt 44-yard FG (10–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q3 – IND – 11:26 – 18-yard TD pass from Jim Sorgi to Troy Walters (Vanderjagt kick) (17–3 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q3 – ARI – 8:29 – 25-yard TD pass from Josh McCown to Larry Fitzgerald (Rackers kick) (17–10 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Week-by-week results, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Scoring summary
Q4 – ARI – 10:59 – Neil Rackers 42-yard FG (17–13 IND)


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Tony Dungy and family experience tragedy
On December 22, 2005, Colts coach Tony Dungy was notified that his eldest son, James Dungy, was found unresponsive in his apartment in Lutz, Florida by James' girlfriend. A deputy from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department performed CPR on the 18-year-old Dungy before an ambulance transported him to University Community Hospital, where James was pronounced dead. The Operations Manager at the Hillsborough County Medical Examiners Department said that the cause of death was an apparent suicide. On February 17, 2006, after the autopsy was performed, Dr. Jacqueline Lee of the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office stated that Dungy had hanged himself from a bedroom ceiling fan with a leather belt.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Tony Dungy and family experience tragedy
Colts coach Tony Dungy did not perform his usual head coaching duties in the next regular season game for the Colts, as he had taken a brief vacation to mourn the loss of his son. Assistant Head Coach / Quarterbacks Coach Jim Caldwell took over for Dungy in a Week 16 showdown with the Seattle Seahawks, in which the Colts lost, 13–28. Dungy did return to the next game, which happened to be the last game of the regular season. The Colts won that game, 17–13 over the Arizona Cardinals. The Colts dedicated the last two games of the season to James Dungy, with Tony Dungy returning to the sideline in their Divisional Playoff game against Pittsburgh.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Tony Dungy and family experience tragedy
Two months before his death, James Dungy had also been treated for a prescription drug overdose on October 21, 2005.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers took a 14–0 lead in the first quarter with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s six-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on the game's opening drive, and tight end Heath Miller’s seven-yard touchdown reception. The Colts could only manage a field goal in the second quarter while running back Jerome Bettis’s one-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter increased the Steelers' lead, 21–3.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers
The Colts rallied in the final quarter to cut the deficit 21–18, with quarterback Manning's 50-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark and running back Edgerrin James’s 3-yard touchdown run (and Reggie Wayne’s successful two-point conversion reception). James' touchdown came a few plays after an interception by Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu was overturned by instant replay (a reversal that the league would later admit was a mistake ). But with 1:20 left in the game, Manning was sacked on fourth and 16 at the Colts' 2-yard line, and the ball was turned over to the Steelers on downs.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers
At this point, the game appeared to be over. However, the Steelers were forced to advance the ball towards another score instead of taking a quarterback kneel because the Colts still had three timeouts remaining. But on Pittsburgh's first play, in which Bettis tried to punch it in for an insurance touchdown, he fumbled for the first time all season when linebacker Gary Brackett popped it from Bettis' hands with his helmet.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis defensive back Nick Harper recovered the ball and appeared to be on his way for an Indy touchdown that would've given the Colts the lead when Roethlisberger made a season-saving tackle at the Colts' 42-yard line (midfield), spinning around and grabbing his ankle. Eventually, the Colts then advanced to the Pittsburgh 28-yard line, but kicker Mike Vanderjagt, who had been perfect at home in the playoffs, missed a 46-yard game-tying field goal attempt wide right with 17 seconds remaining, and the Steelers ran out the clock.


2005 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers
With the heartbreaking loss, the colts ended their season at 14–3 and became the first #1 seed to lose to a #6 seed since the 1990 expansion of the playoffs to six teams per conference. The Steelers would go on to win Super Bowl XL.


2005 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 2005 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 40th edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over six rounds.


2005 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 2005 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 35th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.


2005 Individual Long Track World Championship
The world title was won by Robert Barth of Germany for the third time.


2005 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 2005 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the eighth edition of the Championship.


2005 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 29th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.


2005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The final was won by Krzysztof Kasprzak of the Poland.


2005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, World final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2005 Indonesia Open (badminton)
The 2005 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Jakarta, from September 19 to September 25, 2005. It was a six-star tournament and the prize money was US$250,000.


2005 Indonesia food scare
The 2005 Indonesia food scare was a food scare in 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia, when the government found that 60% of noodle shops in the capital had been serving noodles laced with formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. Noodles in the 2007 Vietnam food scare also had the same contaminant, and the chemical preservative had also definitely been found on tofu, noodles, and salted fish. Thailand has similar formaldehyde problems. Rumors spread that it was used on chicken as well. This was particularly bad in a nation like Indonesia where chicken is widely consumed because of the Islamic stance on pork.


2005 Indonesia food scare
Other food contaminants found by Depok Health agency in elementary schools in 2006 were sodium benzoate, cyclamate and borax exceeding the permissible levels. Benzoate and cyclamate were commonly used as food additives in Indonesia. Other substances found in the samples, such as borax, rhodamine, formaldehyde and yellow methanil—used as a dye—are not fit for consumption.


2005 Indonesia national football team results
This article details the fixtures and results of the Indonesia national football team in 2005.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls
On October 30, 2005, three Christian girls: Theresia Morangke (15), Alfita Poliwo (17), and Yarni Sambue (17), were beheaded by Muslim jihadists in Poso on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, an area plagued by sectarian violence since 2001. The attackers planned the beheadings after visiting the Philippines. In 2006, three men were arrested and in 2007 convicted of the crime, one being sentenced to 20 years in prison and the others to 14 years.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, Background
Central Sulawesi experienced a lot of Muslim-Christian violence in the late 20th and early 21st century. The most serious violence, Poso riots, occurred between 1998 and into 2000. Over 1,000 people were killed in riots, and tens of thousands were expelled from their homes. After a period of relative calm, hostilities were reignited by rumors that a Muslim girl had been raped by a Christian man. Thousands of Muslims and Christians were killed in cold blood during the following year, and more than 60,000 families are reported to have fled their homes in the process.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, Background
The Malino peace accord was signed in 2001 and produced a dramatic decline in violence, but in the following years, tension and systematic attacks persisted. In 2003, 13 Christians were killed in the Poso District by unknown masked gunmen. In May 2005, a bombing in the nearby town of Tentena, killed 22 people and injured more than 30. Days after the killings, two 17-year-old schoolgirls were shot in the same area.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, Background
Christian community leaders have repeatedly criticized the authorities for allegedly not doing enough to find the perpetrators of attacks on Christians in Sulawesi.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, The attack
The three teenagers were walking to a private Christian school in Central Sulawesi province with their friend named Noviana Malewa, 15, when they were attacked by a group of six masked men armed with machetes. The attackers left one of the girls' heads outside a church. A note was left with the severed heads, which were dumped in plastic bags in the girls' village, which stated: "Wanted: 100 more heads, teenaged or adult, male or female; blood shall be answered with blood, soul with soul, head with head." Malewa, the youngest, survived the attack with serious wounds to her neck. The surviving girl was able to describe the attackers to the police.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, The attack
Five suspects, including a former military police officer, were arrested and later released for lack of evidence, although three were subsequently re-arrested. The trial of three men, Irwanto Irano, Lilik Purwanto and Hasanuddin began in November 2006. In February 2007, prosecutors recommended 20-year jail sentences for all three defendants. The prosecutors said they were not seeking the death penalty because the defendants had shown remorse and been forgiven by the victims' families. The sentences were passed on March 21, 2007. Hasanuddin was given 20 years for planning the attack, while two accomplices were given 14 years. Hasanuddin had told the court he helped plan the attack, but he denied allegations he masterminded it.


2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls, The attack
On going to jail, Hasanuddin said "It's not a problem (if I am being sentenced to prison) because this is a part of our struggle." Hasanuddin was the leader of the regional Islamic jihadist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) for the Poso district.


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax
The 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax occurred when Indonesian ambassador to Australia Imron Cotan received a suspect letter addressed to him at the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australia, on 1 June 2005. The suspect letter later turned out to be harmless.


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax, Events
The letter was opened by his personal assistant and contained white bacterial powder and a threatening message. Prime Minister John Howard made an apology to Indonesia after the incident, describing the incident as "a reckless act of indifference to human life".


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax, Events
The identity of the powder and whether it posed any health risk was initially unclear; initial testing of the powder detected traces of a "biological agent", but it was later found to be nontoxic. Approximately 50 staff members were quarantined for 12 hours. The embassy remained closed for several days following the incident.


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax, Events
The act is suspected to be related to the Schapelle Corby trial held at the time in Bali, Indonesia. Other Indonesian Diplomatic missions around Australia have reported receiving threatening emails and letters since the trial began. A bullet was sent in an envelope to the Indonesia consulate in Perth.


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax, Events
On 3 June 2005 a section of Parliament House was sealed off when the discovery of a suspicious package delivered to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer was discovered in the car park. The suspect package was taken away for analysis and no evacuations occurred. The analysis has since shown the contents to be harmless but forensic tests are continuing to establish if there are any links between this package and the earlier one sent to the Indonesian embassy.


2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax, Events
Various news reports, including those from SBS have reported that the enclosed letter was written in Indonesian, with a high degree of competence. However, this has been contradicted in other reports, see links below.


2005 Industrial Design Excellence Awards
The Industrial Design Excellence Awards is a program sponsored by BusinessWeek and the Industrial Designers Society of America ("IDSA"). These are the awards which were given out for 2005.


2005 IndyCar Series
The 2005 IRL IndyCar Series began on Sunday, March 6 and ended on Sunday, October 16. The season, which consisted of 17 races, was the 10th season of the IRL IndyCar Series since it split from CART in 1995.


2005 IndyCar Series
Dan Wheldon was the dominant driver in the series in 2005, winning six races, including the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500, setting the record for most victories in an IRL season. However, the big story of the season was that of Rahal Letterman Racing's Danica Patrick, the fourth woman to compete in the Indy 500 and the first to lead a lap. She would eventually wind up in fourth. Danica's presence was a boost to the IRL's television ratings. The Indy 500's ratings were up 40% from the year before and subsequent races also saw a boost in ratings.


2005 IndyCar Series
The season was the first ever to introduce road courses and street circuits when the series held races at the Streets of St. Petersburg, Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International, where the series was previously known to have held events exclusively on oval tracks. Wheldon also became the series' first road/street course winner when he won in St. Petersburg.


2005 IndyCar Series
The season was also the last for Chevrolet in the series, who confirmed in August that they would not return to the IRL (Chevrolet returned in 2012). At the start of the season, only Panther Racing's Tomas Scheckter and Tomáš Enge raced Chevrolet powered cars (although A. J. Foyt IV also started racing for Chevy beginning with the AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 at Kentucky). The manufacturer situation within the IRL was the hot issue during the second half of the season and continued into the off-season.


2005 IndyCar Series
Toyota announced that they would leave the series shortly after the 2005 season ended, leaving Honda as the only remaining manufacturer in the IRL. Honda extended their engine supply contract through 2009 despite expressly saying that they did not wish to be the IRL's only supplier. The IRL announced that they extended their chassis supply contract with Panoz and Dallara through 2006.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Toyota Indy 300
On March 6, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dan Wheldon led 158 of 200 laps to get the victory. Tomas Scheckter sat on the pole.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, XM Satellite Radio Indy 200
On March 19, at Phoenix International Raceway, Sam Hornish Jr. won his first race of the season. Bryan Herta sat on the pole. This would be the last time IndyCar would compete at Phoenix until the race was revived in 2016.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
On April 3 on the Streets of St. Petersburg (Florida) marked the first non-oval event for the Indycar Series. Dan Wheldon won his second race of the year. Bryan Herta sat on the pole. Andretti Green Racing drivers swept the top 4 finishing positions.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Indy Japan 300
On April 30, at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan, Dan Wheldon won his third race of the season. Sam Hornish Jr. sat on the pole.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, 89th Indianapolis 500
On May 29, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dan Wheldon won his first Indy 500 and his fourth race of the season. However, the focus of the race was on Danica Patrick who led 19 laps, the first time a woman has ever led a lap at Indy. Tony Kanaan sat on the pole.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Bombardier Learjet 500
On June 11, at Texas Motor Speedway, Tomas Scheckter won his first race of the season, sitting on the pole and leading for 119 of 200 laps.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, SunTrust Indy Challenge
On June 25, at Richmond International Raceway, Hélio Castroneves won his first race of the season. Sam Hornish Jr. sat on the pole.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Argent Mortgage Indy 300
On July 3, at Kansas Speedway, Tony Kanaan won by a fraction of a second over Dan Wheldon and Vítor Meira. Danica Patrick won her first pole.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Firestone Indy 200
On July 16 at Nashville Superspeedway, Dario Franchitti won, leading 74 of 200 laps. Tomas Scheckter sat on the pole. Tomas Enge fractured his back in a lap 27 crash in turn 1 and would miss the next 2 races.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225
On July 24 at The Milwaukee Mile, Sam Hornish Jr. won from the pole, leading 123 of 225 laps.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Firestone Indy 400
On July 31 at Michigan International Speedway, Bryan Herta won from the pole, leading 159 of 200 laps.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300
On August 14 at Kentucky Speedway, Scott Sharp won for the first time since 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi, holding off Vítor Meira for the last laps to win. Danica Patrick sat on the pole for the second time in the season after rain washed out qualifying and the starting grid was determined by the fastest times in practice. Tomas Enge returned from injury to finish 11th.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Honda Indy 225
On August 21 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Penske Racing teammates Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. started 1–2. Dan Wheldon won his fifth race of the season, tying Sam Hornish Jr.'s record for most victories in a season. This was the final IRL race at PPIR as the track was sold to International Speedway Corporation for intent to be shut down as ISC looked for a new Denver-area circuit, but plans failed and the track was sold for testing but cannot be used for competition per ISC regulation.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix
On August 28 at the circuit's inaugural race at Infineon Raceway, Tony Kanaan won the race, taking the lead on lap 52 from points leader Dan Wheldon, who was hampered by fuel problems all day and finished out of the race in 18th. Ryan Briscoe sat on the pole, but caused a three-car accident on lap 20 that also eliminated Hélio Castroneves and Danica Patrick from the race.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Peak Antifreeze Indy 300
On September 11 at Chicagoland Speedway, Dan Wheldon won his sixth race, breaking the all-time record for most wins in an IRL season. Ryan Briscoe originally won the pole was but was disqualified for a technical infraction and sent to the back of the grid. The pole winner after this became Danica Patrick for her first IndyCar pole. Briscoe's weekend got significantly worse as he was involved in a fiery crash with Alex Barron on lap 20. Briscoe was taken by helicopter to a Chicago-area hospital with head and back pain, but was alert. He suffered a concussion, two broken collarbones, a bruised lung and contusions to his arms and legs. The accident resulted in a 16-minute red flag.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix
On September 25 at Watkins Glen International, Scott Dixon won his first race since his 2003 IndyCar Series Championship season. Hélio Castroneves sat on the pole. This was the first major open-wheeled race at Watkins Glen since 1981 and Dixon's first road course victory. As of 2020, this was the final IndyCar Series victory for the Toyota engine to date.


2005 IndyCar Series, Race summaries, Toyota Indy 400
On October 16 at California Speedway, Dario Franchitti won his second race of the year over Tony Kanaan by 0.111 s. Chevrolet powered cars finished 7th and 8th in their final IRL race while Toyota powered cars had a best finish of 5th in theirs. IndyCar would not return to this track until 2012.


2005 IndyCar Series, Season summary, Schedule
O  Oval/Speedway R  Road course S  Temporary street circuitBOLD indicates Superspeedways.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series
The 2005 Menards IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' fourth. It consisted of 14 races and the champion was Wade Cunningham. It was the first IPS season to include road course races. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Homestead-Miami 100
The Homestead-Miami 100 was held March 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Phoenix 100
The Phoenix 100 was held March 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was held April 3 on the Streets of St. Petersburg. This was the series' first race not held on an oval. Marco Andretti won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Futaba Freedom 100
The Futaba Freedom 100 was held May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jaime Camara won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Firestone 100
The Firestone 100 was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Liberty Challenge
The inaugural Liberty Challenge was held June 18 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course as a support race to the United States Grand Prix. It was the first IPS event that was not run in conjunction with an IRL race. Marco Andretti won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Cleanevent 100
The Cleanevent 100 was held July 16 at Nashville Superspeedway. Jaime Camara won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Milwaukee 100
The Milwaukee 100 was held July 24 at the Milwaukee Mile. Jaime Camara won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Bluegrass 100
The Bluegrass 100 was held August 13 at Kentucky Speedway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Pikes Peak 100
The Pikes Peak 100 was held August 21 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Sonoma 100
The Sonoma 100 was held August 28 at Infineon Raceway. Marco Andretti won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Chicagoland 100
The Chicagoland 100 was held September 11 at Chicagoland Speedway. Sarah McCune won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, Corning 100
The Corning 100 was held September 25 at Watkins Glen International. Wade Cunningham won the pole.


2005 Infiniti Pro Series, Race Summaries, California 100
The California 100 was held October 16 at the California Speedway. Travis Gregg won the pole.


2005 Insight Bowl
The 2005 Insight Bowl was the 17th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Arizona State exploded offensively in the game scoring 45 points, and an Insight Bowl record 679 yards of total offense. This was the first bowl game for Rutgers since the 1978 Garden State Bowl (whom they coincidentally played ASU in as well) and their first bowl game outside of the school's native New Jersey.


2005 Insight Bowl, Game summary
Rutgers took an early 7–0 lead after Ryan Hart lobbed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Clark Harris. Arizona State responded with a 43-yard touchdown pass from Rudy Carpenter to Matt Miller, tying the game at 7. Rutgers answered with a 31-yard strike from Ryan Hart to Brian Leonard, making it 14–7 Rutgers. Jeremy Ito's 25-yard field goal made it 17–7, and capped the first quarter of scoring.


2005 Insight Bowl, Game summary
In the second quarter, Jessee Ainsworth kicked a 20-yard field goal to pull the Sun Devils to within 17–10. With 2:30 left in the half, Brian Leonard scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, bumping the Knights' lead to 24–10. Arizona State responded with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Carpenter to tight end Zach Miller making it 24–17 at halftime.


2005 Insight Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Rudy Burgess scored from 1 yard out for ASU to tie it at 24. Jeremy Ito's 27-yard field goal flipped the lead back over to Rutgers 27-24. Arizona State took its first lead of the game on a 22-yard pass from Carpenter to Terry Richardson, making it 31–27 ASU. Jeremy Ito's 52-yard field goal cut the lead to 31-30 for Rutgers.


2005 Insight Bowl, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, Rutgers took the lead on a 48-yard Jeremy Ito field goal, giving Rutgers a 33-31 lead. Arizona State came back with a 42-yard touchdown pass from Rudy Carpenter to Matt Miller, and a two-point conversion to make it 39-33 ASU. With 4:26 remaining in the game, Rudy Burgess scored from 4 yards out, but the 2-point conversion attempt failed, making it 45-33 ASU. With 2 minutes left, Ryan Hart threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Tres Moses making it 45–40 ASU. ASU then ran out the clock to claim the 2005 Insight Bowl.


2005 Insight Bowl, Game summary
This would be last Insight Bowl played at Chase Field, as Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium would become the future host of the game.


2005 InterLiga
For 2005, Mexico was granted a third berth in the Libertadores. The Mexican federation decided to grant one of its Libertadores berths ("Mexico 1") based strictly on play during the league season, but retained InterLiga for the other two spots ("Mexico 2" and "Mexico 3"). The group phase of InterLiga remained the same as in 2004, but the final games were changed. The top team from each group plays the second-place team from the opposite group, with both winners advancing to Copa Libertadores. Of the two final winners, the one with the highest point total during group play will be designated "Mexico 2" and automatically advance to the group stage. The other final winner will be "Mexico 3", and will enter the preliminary round of Copa Libertadores.


2005 InterLiga
The 2005 InterLiga was again played in California and Texas, and expanded into Arizona. The finals were held January 12 at Reliant Stadium in Houston.


2005 International League season
The 2005 International League season took place from April to September 2005.


2005 International League season
The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Indianapolis Indians to win the league championship.


2005 International League season, Playoffs
The following teams qualified for the postseason: Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Indians, Norfolk Tides, and Toledo Mud Hens.


2005 International League season, Playoffs, Division Series
The 2005 IL Playoffs include teams from Indianapolis (Wild Card finalist), Toledo (West Division Champions), Norfolk (South Division Champions) and the defending North Division and IL Champion Buffalo Bisons. Indianapolis defeated Buffalo 3 games to 2 by winning Games 3, 4 and Game 5 in Buffalo. Toledo also advanced in five games.


2005 International League season, Playoffs, Championship series
Toledo won the IL title for the first time in nearly 40 years by sweeping the Indians (Indianapolis). All series were best of five.


2005 International Rules Series
The 2005 International Rules Series was the 12th annual International Rules Series and the 14th time that a test series of international rules football was played between Ireland and Australia and was won by Australia.


2005 International Rules Series
The 2005 series involved two test matches in Australia, the first in Perth (which was a sell-out) and a second test in Melbourne which was controversial due to the on field actions of the Australian team.


2005 International Rules Series, Previous series
Starting with the first official senior-level International Rules Series was played between players from the Australian rules football leagues and the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1984, the Irish had won 7 of the previous series to Australia's 6. Coming into the series, the Irish held the Cormac McAnallen Cup after their 2004 whitewash of the Australians at Croke Park in Dublin.


2005 International Rules Series, 2005 series
The Melbourne test was played at the Telstra Dome rather than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, unlike previous series in Australia, since the MCG was preparing to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By 1 August 2005, a vast majority of the tickets for the Perth test had been sold. When the matches were last played in Australia in 2003, over 100,000 people attended the two tests in Perth and Melbourne, underscoring the popularity of the series with Australian football fans.


2005 International Rules Series, 2005 series
The Ireland team was managed by former County Down manager Pete McGrath, an All Ireland winning manager, while the AFL appointed long-serving Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy as its new head coach, to replace Garry Lyon, who had been in charge of the Australians from 2001 to 2004.


2005 International Rules Series, 2005 series
The Irish suffered a blow to their attempt to retain the cup when Sydney Swans backfielder and team mainstay Tadhg Kennelly (originally from County Kerry) was unable for selection due to a nagging ankle injury that he was playing through during the Swans' run to the AFL premiership. In a departure from previous years, the Australians selected a team specifically for these games, rather than giving automatic selection to members of the All Australian Team. Another Irishman who has played in the AFL, Jim Stynes, assisted with selection and planning, giving insight into the Irish game as he has in previous years.


2005 International Rules Series, 2005 series
The series was comprehensively won by the Australians. In the first test, they outplayed the Irish in all aspects of the game, including speed and kicking the round ball, which are traditionally strengths of the Irish players. Kicking 2 goals and 27 overs, Australia became the first team to score 100 points in an international rules test. Australian umpire Mathew James attracted some criticism from the Irish press for applying the 20 metre penalty rule more strictly than expected by the Irish.


2005 International Rules Series, 2005 series
The Irish team was more competitive in the second test, in which there were several brawls and Australian captain Chris Johnson was sent off. However, they still lost by 21 points, meaning that Australia won the series on aggregate by 57 points.


2005 International Rules Series, Squads
1 – Australia named McLeod and Johnson as co-captains for the side. ² – Withdrawal replacement for Essendon's Matthew Lloyd. ³ – Officially ruled out for the first Test.


2005 International Rules Series, Matches, First test (21 October)
Overs: Grant 3, Davis 3, Hodge 3, Lovett 3,O'Keefe 2, Gilbee 2, Giansiracusa 2, Davey 2, Johnson, Eagleton, Lappin, Croad,Harvey, Buchanan, Newman


2005 International Rules Series, Matches, Second test (28 October)
Overs: O'Keefe 4, Lappin 3, Lovett 2, Davis 2, Grant 2, Buchanan, Davey, Lovett, Giansiracusa, Makepeace


2005 International Rules Series, Matches, Second test (28 October)
Overs: Munnelly 2, Cavanagh 2, Clarke 2, Dolan, Joyce, McManus, McDonald


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the Tier III of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre in Strasbourg, France, from 16 May until 21 May 2005. Unseeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Doubles
Rosa María Andrés /  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc defeated  Marta Domachowska /  Marlene Weingärtner, 6–3, 6–1


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera were the defending champions, but Sequera did not compete this year. McShea teamed up with Abigail Spears and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Marta Domachowska and Marlene Weingärtner.


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez and Andreea Ehritt-Vanc won the title by defeating Marta Domachowska and Marlene Weingärtner 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Claudine Schaul was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Amy Frazier.


2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title, defeating Marta Domachowska in the final 6–4, 6–3.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
The 2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA Tier IV category of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 18 and 24 July 2005. Third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won her second consecutive singles title at the event, and third in total, and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Finals, Singles
It was the 2nd singles title of the year for Medina Garrigues and the 4th title of her career.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Finals, Doubles
It was the 3rd title for Casoni and the 1st title for Koryttseva in their respective doubles careers.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Giulia Casoni and Mariya Koryttseva won the title by defeating Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion and successfully defender her title, by defeating Klára Koukalová 6–4, 6–0 in the final.


2005 Internazionali di Modena – Doubles
This was the first edition of the tournament, so no defending champions were declared.


2005 Internazionali di Modena – Doubles
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Mervana Jugić-Salkić won the title, defeating Gabriela Navrátilová and Michaela Paštiková 6–2, 6–0 in the final. It was the 2nd doubles title for Beygelzimer and the 2nd and final doubles title for Jugić-Salkić, in their respective careers.


2005 Internazionali di Modena – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament, so no defending champions were declared.


2005 Internazionali di Modena – Singles
Anna Smashnova won the title, defeating Tathiana Garbin in the final. Smashnova was leading 3–0 on the first set tiebreak, when Garbin suffered a heat illness during the match and decided to retire. It was the first title of the year for Smashnova and the 16th of her career.


2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
The 2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Interprovincial Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship began on 23 October 2005 and ended on 6 November 2005.


2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Connacht were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.


2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
On 6 November 2005, Munster won the championship following a 1-21 to 2-14 defeat of Leinster in the final at Boston. This was their 43rd championship title overall and their first title since 2001.


2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship
Leinster's James Young was the championship's top scorer with 0-19.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa finished the season 7–5, including a record of 5–3 in the Big Ten Conference. Despite an up-and-down season, the Hawkeyes were invited to a January bowl game in Florida for the fourth consecutive year.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
After three consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and co-Big Ten championships in 2002 and 2004, expectations were high. A thrilling last second victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl capped a 10-2 campaign with eight consecutive victories. With the return of first-team All-Big Ten quarterback Drew Tate, and first-team All-Big Ten linebackers Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway (a preseason All-American) anchoring the defense, the Hawkeyes were considered national title contenders by some publications. Indeed, the presence of a running game (the Hawkeyes ranked 115th nationally in rushing in 2004 due to injuries) was thought to make Iowa even stronger. The Hawkeyes entered the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll (10th in the Coaches' Poll), their highest preseason ranking in two decades.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Ball State
The Hawkeyes opened the much anticipated 2005 season against a Cardinals team that had 13 players suspended for the game. This one was over early as the Hawks raced to a 28-0 lead after one quarter. Iowa extended the advantage to 49-0 by halftime and cruised from there. Dating back to last season, this was the 9th consecutive win for the Hawkeyes.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Illinois was able to drive the ball but Iowa limited them to just one touchdown in this homecoming game. Albert Young was a force on the ground rushing for over 100 yards with nearly eight yards a carry. One of the most memorable plays of the contest came on the Hawkeyes second touchdown as Ed Hinkel took a reverse 20 yards in for a score, jumping over an Illinois defender in the process. Kenny Iwebema also blocked two Illini field goals in the first half.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
Both Drew Tate and Clinton Solomon had career games in this blowout on the road. Tate had over 350 yards passing with Solomon compiling 166 of them as Purdue had no answer for him.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
An overtime loss to the Wolverines snapped the Hawkeyes school-record 22-game winning streak at Kinnick Stadium.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Albert Young rushed for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns, but it wasn't enough for the Hawkeyes. After leading 24-7 at half and 27-14 after a Kyle Schlicher field goal with 10:58 remaining in the game, Iowa surrendered the lead and the game when the Wildcats scored a touchdown with 42 seconds left.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
In the final match-up of two former Hayden Fry assistant coaches, Kirk Ferentz prevailed to foil Barry Alvarez's home finale. Iowa's defense was smothering in this contest, holding the Badgers to their end of the field for the majority of the game.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The Hawkeyes rolled to 613 yards of total offense in a blowout win on Senior Day. Iowa raced to a 35-0 lead and never looked back in retaining Floyd of Rosedale. Running backs Damian Sims and Albert Young both rushed for more than 100 yards. Wide receiver Ed Hinkel capped his home career in grand style with four touchdown receptions, tying a school record and setting the Kinnick Stadium record. He finished the game with 151 yards on seven receptions.


2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida (Outback Bowl)
Despite allowing a blocked punt for a touchdown, an interception return for a touchdown, and an acrobatic catch for a touchdown with 0:01 before halftime, the Hawkeyes gave themselves a chance late in the game – one that ended in controversy. Iowa kicked a field goal with 1:24 left in the 4th quarter, which brought the game to a one possession lead by Florida. Iowa attempted an onside kick, and recovered the ball. However, flags were down, with the call being offsides against Iowa, giving the ball back to Florida. However, replays clearly showed no one offsides, even being pointed out by commentators. "Challenges" were not allowed in college football at this time, so Iowa had no way of arguing the questionable call.


2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney and lost 24–27 to Texas Christian in the Houston Bowl.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
On 6 December 2005 (Azar 15, 1384) at 14:10 local time (10:40 UTC), a Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the  Iranian air force, tail number 5-8519, c/n 4399, crashed into a ten-storey apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, the capital city of Iran.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Accident
The aircraft, bound for Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf, was carrying 10 crew and 84 passengers, of whom 68 were reportedly journalists en route to watch a series of military exercises off the country's southern coast.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Accident
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported engine problems and unsuccessfully attempted to make an emergency landing at the city's Mehrabad International Airport, from which the aircraft had departed. The aircraft came down in a densely populated area of Hasanabad-e Baqeraf, near Tehran, crashing into an apartment building where many Iranian air force personnel resided.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Accident
Iranian State media reported a death toll of 128 victims, and some other news agencies reported a toll of 116. However, an official accident report created by the Aviation Safety Network stated that 106 people had died, including 12 on the ground. All 94 on board the aircraft were killed.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Casualties
Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that all 94 people on board, including 40 journalists, were killed upon impact. State radio reported at least 34 people were confirmed dead on the ground, putting the official death toll at 128. An Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Mojtaba Mir-Abdolahi, confirmed that 116 bodies were recovered from the site. However, it was later determined by the Aviation Safety Network that only 12 people on the ground had died in the crash.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Casualties
The Mehr news agency reported that 40 journalists on board worked for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and the others were from the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iranian Students' News Agency and Fars News Agency, and several newspapers.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Casualties
Iason Sowden of Global Radio News in Tehran said there were reports of charred bodies on the ground near the crash site. Sowden also said that one wing of the plane was lying in front of the building. Initial pictures shown on Sky News and CNN showed complete chaos at the scene. Earlier in the day, all children were advised to stay at home due to high levels of smog and pollution.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Casualties
Reuters reported that 28 people were transported to a nearby hospital. Iranian state radio reported that 90 people sustained serious injuries. Doctor Panahi, head of Tehran's rescue services, was quoted in an interview with the Iranian Students' News Agency as saying that 132 had been injured.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Engine problems
According to the police, the pilot reported engine difficulties minutes after takeoff. An emergency landing was requested, but the aircraft crashed just short of the runway.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Rescue operation
Eyewitnesses, whose accounts were carried on the BBC World Service, have stated that emergency crews arrived within three minutes of impact. SBS World News reported that riot police were called in to control onlookers who were blamed for blocking the access of emergency workers.


2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash, Context
This crash was the deadliest aviation disaster in Iran since February 2003, when 275 people were killed as a military transport aircraft crashed in southern Iran. Due to U.S. sanctions, Iran has been unable to buy new Western aircraft (whether commercial or military) or spare parts for existing aircraft from U.S. manufacturers. American-built military planes now operating in Iran were purchased under the old regime during the 1970s. Iranian officials blamed the country's poor aviation record on the sanctions.


2005 Iranian Super Cup
The 2005 Iranian Super Cup was held on 28 August 2005  between the 2004–05 Iran Pro League champions Foolad and the 2004–05 Hazfi Cup winners Saba.


2005 Iranian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Iran 17 June 2005, with a second round run-off on 24 June. Mohammad Khatami, the previous President of Iran, stepped down on 2 August 2005, after serving his maximum two consecutive four-year terms according to the Islamic Republic's constitution. The election led to the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the hardline mayor of Tehran, with 19.48% of the votes in the first round and 61.69% in the second.


2005 Iranian presidential election
Factors thought to have contributed to Ahmadinejad's victory include mobilization of mosque networks and conservative/hardline voters, and a protest vote against corrupt elite insiders and for "new political blood". A loyal supporter of conservative Supreme Leader Khamenei, Ahmadinejad kissed the leader's hand during his authorization ceremony. Officials reported a turnout of about 59% of Iran's 47 million eligible voters, a decline from the 63% turnout reported in the first round of balloting a week before.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Schedule
Schedule of the election had been decided between the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council for 17 June 2005. The election will continue as a runoff race, which will take place a week later than the first round of elections, on 24 June 2005. The registration of candidates began on 10 May 2005 and continued for five days, until 14 May. If the Guardian Council had requested, it may have been extended for five more days, until 19 May. The candidates were not allowed to do advertisements, until the final list of approved candidates are known. The official period for advertisement was from 27 May to 15 June.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Schedule
In the first round, Iranian nationals born on or before 17 June 1990, residing in or outside Iran, were able to vote. The election in Iran began on 09:00 local time (04:30 UTC) and while the original deadline was ten hours later on 19:00 (14:30 UTC), the deadline was extended three times by the Ministry of Interior, finally until 23:00 (18:30 UTC). Outside Iran, different times are used as the opening and closing hours for the polling offices. On the same date, mid-term Majlis elections for Gachsaran, Garmsar, Ghazvin, Ilam, Iranshahr, Jolfa, Marand, Sarbaz, and Shiraz took place together with the runoff elections of Tehran for the Iranian Majlis election of 2004.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Schedule
The first three suggestions by the Ministry, for 13 May, 20 May and 10 June 2005, had been rejected by the council. The Ministry had mentioned that it is concerned that an election later than 20 May may collide with the final exams of the elementary schools and high schools.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Schedule
The second round of the election occurred on 24 June and Iranian nationals born on or before 24 June 1990 were able to vote. The election in Iran began at 09:00 local time (04:30 UTC) and the closing time of the voting polls was at 19:00 (14:30 UTC), but was subject to extension by the Ministry of Interior.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates
The registration of the candidates finished on 14 May 2005 and 1014 candidates had registered to run, including many people who did not have the qualifications required in the law. More than 90% of the candidates were men, and there were about ninety female candidates. The law about the election process does not include any requirements for people who want to register to run: it only provides qualifications that are to be checked by the Guardian Council.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates
The candidates must have first be approved by the Guardian Council before being put to public vote and it could be predicted that some of the candidates would not win the approval, especially Ebrahim Asgharzadeh and Ebrahim Yazdi, who were rejected by the Council in the parliamentary elections of 2004 and/or the presidential elections of 2001. There were also some people who expected Mostafa Moeen, the most controversial reformist candidate, to be disqualified as well. But the most unpredictable was the disqualification of conservative Reza Zavare'i, a former member of the Guardian Council and an approved presidential candidate for two previous elections.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates
Also, there was a high probability of rejection of women, because of an ambiguous term ("rejāl", رجال) in the Constitution of Iran, a requirement for presidential candidates, which may be interpreted as either "men" or "nobles". The Guardian Council, who is also the official interpreter of the constitution, has mentioned on previous elections that the restriction has not been considered in depth yet, since according to the council's opinion there were no women registered to run for presidency who fulfilled the other requirements of the constitution; but still, the Council believes that the requirement of rejal would not match women.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates
There had also been discussions for a new law proposed in the Majlis, restricting the maximum age of the candidates for the presidential elections. This was widely seen as an attempt to limit the participation of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mehdi Karroubi. The attempt failed with no proposal appearing.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Approved candidates
The list of all the people who have officially registered to run for the post is not available to the public, but the Guardian Council published a final list of six approved candidates on 22 May rejecting all independent candidates and some candidates from the both wings, specially the reformist candidates Mostafa Moeen and Mohsen Mehralizadeh. This raised many objections among the general public and the political parties, including student protests in the Tehran University, among other universities.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Approved candidates
This, and the objections of some of the approved candidates, led to a letter from Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, to the Guardian Council asking for the approval of Moeen and Mehralizadeh (this had apparently been because of a request by Haddad-Adel, the conservative Speaker of the Parliament). It is unknown if that letter meant that the Guardian Council must have approved these two, or it should have only reconsidered their case. The next day, on 23 May, the Guardian Council announced the approval of Moeen and Mehralizadeh.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Approved candidates
Mohsen Rezaee, one of the approved conservative candidates, who is the Secretary of Expediency Discernment Council and a previous commander of the Iran–Iraq War, withdrew in the evening of 15 June.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Approved candidates
These were the candidates approved by the Council of Guardians:


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Declinations and withdrawals
The most important withdrawal was that of Mohsen Rezaee, one of the candidates who was approved by the Guardian Council and participated in the race until the evening of 15 June 2005, two days before the election and only a few hours before the final deadline allowed for advertisements. Rezaee mentioned he was withdrawing from the race for "the integration of the votes of the nation" and "their effectiveness". He did not endorse any candidate.


2005 Iranian presidential election, Candidates, Declinations and withdrawals
Also, several people were considered possible candidates for the post, who later declined to run early in the race or at the final moments before registration. A list of the ones considered seriously in the media includes:


2005 Iranian presidential election, General election, Campaign
The best financed candidate, Rafsanjani, campaigned with an entourage of bullet-proof Mercedes limousines. While he usually did not emphasize issues in his campaign Rafsanjani did tell voters that "there is no use imposing tastes, being strict, and going backward. ... Whoever becomes president cannot work without considering the demands and conditions of society." He also indicated a liberalizing in his views on proper Islamic dress. Where in 2002 he had said that exposing a single strand of a woman's hair from behind hejab was "a dagger drawn toward the heart of Islam," in 2005 he described his red line as "no nudity," in a campaign meeting with Iranian youth.


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Ahmadinejad used mosque networks and his personal ties to the Revolutionary Guards and Basij for his campaign. In TV advertisements he was shown praying and praising veterans of the Iran–Iraq War for their sacrifices. He campaigned in an old 1977 Peugeot 504 car.


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The first round of the election was a very close race with minor differences in the number of votes won by each candidate which led to a run-off a week later with Ahmadinejad and ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani participating. There were seven people running for the post out of more than a thousand initial candidates, most of whom were disqualified by the Guardian Council, which is responsible for vetting by constitution for election. Rafsanjani, who had been regarded as the front-runner and had positioned himself as a centrist, was defeated by Ahmadinejad in the run-off, while reformist candidate Mostafa Moeen fared poorly and finished only fifth in the first round.


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This was the first presidential runoff in the history of Iran. Before the run-off took place, it was compared to the 2002 French presidential election, where the splintering of the left-wing vote similarly led to a run-off between the moderate Jacques Chirac and the far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen. The comparison was made because of the unexpected votes in favor of Ahmadinejad, the very close race, and the comparability of the political standings of Rafsanjani and Ahmadinejad to those of Chirac and Le Pen. But after the results for the run-off were made public, the comparison was considered void due to the loss of the moderate candidate Rafsanjani, although Ahmadinejad's opponents formed an alliance against him.


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There was a total of 27,959,253 votes in the second round, slightly lower than the first round. Considering that the number of eligible votes was raised by about 150,000 people, the turnout was about 59.6%.


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The Islamic Republic government of Iran, especially the Supreme Leader and the higher offices, publicly considers the turnout of the voters, which was about 64% in the first round, to resemble the support of the population for the regime, while some voters consider voting for the candidates less aligned with the supreme leader as a vote against the current practices of the regime.


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Also, some voters, including exiled citizens belonging to opposition political groups or monarchists (both living outside Iran), some parts of the intellectual community living in Iran, and even a few reformists, had boycotted the election as a symbol of not supporting the current regime and its practices.


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The boycotters' reasons included the massive rejection of registered candidates, that they believed that the role of the Iranian president is insignificant in the power structure and overshadowed by those of the supreme leader who is practically elected for life, and that they believed that all the candidates had already helped the regime in the oppression of its political opposition or would do so if elected. The most famous boycott leader was Akbar Ganji, imprisoned in Evin prison for his journalism and in a hunger strike.