2005 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dick Jauron (1-4) | 5-11 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference North Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Jeff Backus | T | September 21, 1977 | 6’5′ | 305 | Michigan |
| Boss Bailey | LB | October 14, 1979 | 6’3′ | 233 | Georgia |
| Marcus Bell | DT | June 1, 1979 | 6’2′ | 339 | Memphis |
| Dre’ Bly | DB | May 22, 1977 | 5’9′ | 185 | North Carolina |
| Fernando Bryant | DB | March 26, 1977 | 5’10’ | 174 | Alabama |
| Shawn Bryson | RB | November 30, 1976 | 6’1′ | 228 | Tennessee |
| Kelly Butler | T-TE | July 24, 1982 | 6’6′ | 290 | Purdue |
| Shaun Cody | DT | January 22, 1983 | 6’4′ | 292 | USC |
| Donte Curry | LB | July 22, 1978 | 6’1′ | 233 | Morris Brown |
| James Davis | LB | April 26, 1979 | 6’1′ | 240 | West Virginia |
| Rick DeMulling | G | July 21, 1977 | 6’4′ | 304 | Idaho |
| Jared DeVries | DE | June 11, 1976 | 6’4′ | 272 | Iowa |
| Eddie Drummond | WR | April 12, 1980 | 5’9′ | 185 | Penn St. |
| Kalimba Edwards | DE | December 26, 1979 | 6’5′ | 264 | South Carolina |
| Troy Edwards | WR | April 7, 1977 | 5’10’ | 191 | Louisiana Tech |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | October 10, 1980 | 6’4′ | 258 | Carroll (MT) |
| Vernon Fox | DB | October 9, 1979 | 5’9′ | 200 | Fresno St. |
| Jeff Garcia | QB | February 24, 1970 | 6’1′ | 195 | San Jose St. |
| Andre’ Goodman | DB | August 11, 1978 | 5’10’ | 185 | South Carolina |
| Matt Grootegoed | LB | May 6, 1982 | 5’11’ | 215 | USC |
| Brock Gutierrez | C | September 25, 1973 | 6’3′ | 304 | Central Michigan |
| James Hall | DE | February 4, 1977 | 6’2′ | 280 | Michigan |
| Remy Hamilton | K | August 30, 1974 | 5’11’ | 189 | Michigan |
| Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5’11’ | 182 | Washington St. |
| Joey Harrington | QB | October 21, 1978 | 6’4′ | 220 | Oregon |
| Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6’2′ | 218 | California |
| Earl Holmes | LB | April 28, 1973 | 6’2′ | 242 | Florida A&M |
| Terrence Holt | DB | March 5, 1980 | 6’2′ | 208 | North Carolina St. |
| Kevin Johnson | WR | July 15, 1976 | 5’11’ | 195 | Syracuse |
| Kevin Jones | RB | August 21, 1982 | 6’0′ | 228 | Virginia Tech |
| Kenoy Kennedy | DB | November 15, 1977 | 6’1′ | 215 | Arkansas |
| Kyle Kosier | G-T | January 27, 1978 | 6’5′ | 305 | Arizona St. |
| Teddy Lehman | LB | November 18, 1981 | 6’2′ | 243 | Oklahoma |
| Alex Lewis | LB | June 11, 1981 | 6’0′ | 237 | Wisconsin |
| Joe Maese | C | December 2, 1978 | 6’0′ | 241 | New Mexico |
| Glenn Martinez | WR | November 30, 1981 | 6’1′ | 183 | Saginaw Valley St. |
| Jon McGraw | DB | April 2, 1979 | 6’3′ | 206 | Kansas St. |
| Sean McHugh | FB | May 27, 1982 | 6’5′ | 265 | Penn St. |
| R.W. McQuarters | DB | December 21, 1976 | 5’10’ | 198 | Oklahoma St. |
| Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6’5′ | 262 | Texas A&M |
| Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6’5′ | 230 | Connecticut |
| Artose Pinner | RB | January 5, 1978 | 5’10’ | 232 | Kentucky |
| Marcus Pollard | TE | February 8, 1972 | 6’3′ | 247 | Bradley |
| Wali Rainer | LB | April 19, 1977 | 6’2′ | 240 | Virginia |
| Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6’1′ | 295 | Nebraska |
| Cory Redding | DE | November 15, 1980 | 6’4′ | 285 | Texas |
| Charles Rogers | WR | May 23, 1981 | 6’3′ | 202 | Michigan St. |
| Shaun Rogers | DT | March 12, 1979 | 6’4′ | 340 | Texas |
| Cory Schlesinger | FB | June 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 247 | Nebraska |
| Keith Smith | DB | March 20, 1980 | 5’11’ | 192 | McNeese St. |
| Paul Smith | RB | January 31, 1978 | 5’11’ | 234 | Texas-El Paso |
| Bill Swancutt | DE | September 4, 1982 | 6’4′ | 264 | Oregon St. |
| Scottie Vines | WR | April 17, 1979 | 6’2′ | 220 | Wyoming |
| Bracy Walker | DB | October 28, 1970 | 6’0′ | 202 | North Carolina |
| Nate Wayne | LB | January 12, 1975 | 6’0′ | 237 | Mississippi |
| Dan Wilkinson | DT-DE | March 13, 1973 | 6’4′ | 335 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Williams | WR | January 4, 1984 | 6’5′ | 229 | USC |
| Roy Williams | WR | December 20, 1981 | 6’4′ | 210 | Texas |
| Stanley Wilson | DB | November 5, 1982 | 5’11’ | 189 | Stanford |
| LeVar Woods | LB | March 15, 1978 | 6’3′ | 244 | Iowa |
| Damien Woody | C-G | November 3, 1977 | 6’3′ | 320 | Boston Col. |
