2005 Rice roster
25 players. From 2 states; the most from Texas (4). The 2005 season.
Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 25 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 2
| No. | Player | Ht | Hometown | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chase Clement QB | 582 passing yards, 5 TD | |||
| Joel Armstrong QB3-star recruit | Longview, TX | 554 passing yards, 4 TD; 555 rushing yards, 6 TD |
Running backs 5
| No. | Player | Ht | Hometown | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Smith RB2-star recruit | Houston, TX | 902 rushing yards, 5 TD | ||
| John Wall RB | 538 rushing yards, 7 TD | |||
| Andrew Cates RB | 192 rushing yards, 1 TD | |||
| Marcus Rucker RB3-star recruit | Magnolia, AR | 94 rushing yards, 1 TD | ||
| 27 | Marcus Knox RB | 5′10″ | Humble, TX | 8 rushing yards |
Receivers 3
| No. | Player | Ht | Hometown | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarett Dillard WR | 35 catches, 524 yards, 5 TD | |||
| Tommy Henderson WR | 22 catches, 189 yards | |||
| Mike Falco WR | 7 returns, 35 yards |
Specialists 3
| No. | Player | Ht | Hometown | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Landry K | 4 of 7 field goals | |||
| Jared Scruggs P | 48 punts, 42.8 average | |||
| Luke Juist K | 2 of 3 field goals |
Athletes and others 12
| No. | Player | Ht | Hometown | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King | 17 returns, 80 yards | |||
| Ja’Corey Markeice Shepherd | 2 INT | |||
| Andray Downs | 1 INT | |||
| Buck Casson | 1 INT | |||
| Carl Taylor | Dallas, TX | 1 INT | ||
| Nick Aranda | 9 catches, 101 yards | |||
| Lance Byrd | 3 returns, 5 yards | |||
| Andy Hall | 5 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD | |||
| Bubba Heard | 1 return, 0 yards | |||
| Bio Bilaye-Benibo | 3 rushing yards | |||
| Joe Wood | 4 rushing yards | |||
| Chad Price |
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.