2005 Houston roster

33 players. The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 33 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Kevin Kolb QB			2,967 passing yards, 18 TD

Running backs 5

Player	Hometown	2005
Ryan Gilbert RB	Dallas, TX	812 rushing yards, 9 TD
Jackie Battle RB		401 rushing yards, 5 TD
Anthony Evans RB		179 rushing yards, 3 TD
Anthony Alridge RB		12 catches, 280 yards, 3 TD
Roshawn Pope RB		1 return, 3 yards

Receivers 7

Player	Hometown	2005
Vincent Marshall WR		61 catches, 836 yards, 5 TD
Donnie Avery WR3-star recruit	Houston, TX	41 catches, 670 yards, 5 TD
Kendal Briles WR		38 catches, 312 yards, 1 TD
Perry McDaniel WR		14 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
Blade Bassler WR		12 catches, 203 yards
Jeron Harvey WR		12 catches, 218 yards
Harold Taylor WR	Houston, TX	77 rushing yards

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Hometown	2005
14	Ben Bell PK	Stephenville, TX	6 of 9 field goals
	Justin Laird P		44 punts, 39.4 average
	T.J. Lawrence K		5 of 9 field goals

Athletes and others 17

Player	Hometown	2005
Kenneth Fontenette		4 INT
Ricky Wilson		12 returns, 108 yards
Brendan Pahulu		1 INT
Trent Allen 3-star recruit	Longview, TX	1 INT
Wade Koehl		1 INT
Willie Gaston 3-star recruit	Galena Park, TX	1 INT
Chris Pilot		2 punts, 46.5 average
John McGilvray		4 catches, 45 yards
Quinte Williams 2-star recruit	Houston, TX	4 catches, 37 yards
Garrett Lefevre	Spring, TX	1 of 1 extra point
Marquay Love		1 return, 25 yards
Roy Otis		2 catches, 3 yards
Jordan Brown		1 catch, 4 yards
Josh Carethers		1 catch, 15 yards, 1 TD
Rocky Schwartz
Sterling Doty
Will Gulley

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.