University of Tennessee Athletics
Media Picks Tennessee to Win 2005 SEC Football Title
July 29, 2005 | Football
July 29, 2005
Tennessee received 37 of 87 votes cast by media attending the 2005 Southeastern Conference Football Media Days to win the 2005 SEC Championship, the league announced on Friday.
In addition, eight Vols were named to the preseason All-SEC squads, including five first-teamers. Tailback Gerald Riggs Jr. and offensive lineman Arron Sears made the first-team offernse, while defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona, defensive end Parys Haralson and defensive back Jason Allen were selected first-team defense.
Offensive lineman Cody Douglas was the only Vol selected to the second-team offense. Linebackers Kevin Simon and Omar Gaither were second-team defense and placekicker James Wilhoit was second-team special teams.
The Volunteers report to preseason camp Thursday, Aug. 4 with the first practice being held the following day.
2005 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
(As voted by attending media)
(Number of votes in parenthesis) (87 total voters)
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE | ||||||
| TE | Leonard Pope (68) | Georgia | 6-7 | 250 | Jr. | Americus, Ga. |
| OL | #Marcus McNeill (84) | Auburn | 6-9 | 337 | Sr. | Decatur, Ga. |
| OL | Andrew Whitworth (68) | LSU | 6-7 | 325 | Sr. | West Monroe, La. |
| OL | Max Jean-Gilles (63) | Georgia | 6-4 | 340 | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| OL | Arron Sears (53) | Tennessee | 6-4 | 338 | Jr. | Russellville, Ala. |
| C | Mike Degory (78) | Florida | 6-6 | 306 | Sr. | Palm Bay, Fla. |
| WR | Courtney Taylor (55) | Auburn | 6-2 | 204 | Jr. | Carrollton, Ga. |
| WR | Chad Jackson (36) | Florida | 6-1 | 202 | Jr. | Hoover, Ala. |
| QB | Chris Leak (66) | Florida | 6-0 | 195 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| RB | Gerald Riggs, Jr. (62) | Tennessee | 6-0 | 217 | Sr. | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| RB | Jerious Norwood (57) | Miss. State | 6-0 | 202 | Sr. | Brandon, Miss. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE | ||||||
| TE | Cooper Wallace (11) | Auburn | 6-4 | 265 | Sr. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| OL | Tre' Stallings (17) | Ole Miss | 6-4 | 317 | Sr. | Magnolia, Miss. |
| OL | Cody Douglas (11) | Tennessee | 6-4 | 330 | Sr. | LaMarque, Texas |
| OL | Randy Hand (7) | Florida | 6-6 | 305 | Sr. | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| OL | Zac Tubbs (6) | Arkansas | 6-6 | 358 | Sr. | Cullman, Ala. |
| C | JB Closner (8) | Alabama | 6-4 | 290 | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| WR | Andre Caldwell (34) | Florida | 6-1 | 195 | Jr. | Tampa, Fla. |
| WR | Skyler Green (17) | LSU | 5-10 | 195 | Sr. | Westwego, La. |
| QB | Brodie Croyle (10) | Alabama | 6-3 | 205 | Sr. | Rainbow City, Ala. |
| QB | Jay Cutler (10) | Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 225 | Sr. | Santa Claus, Ind. |
| RB | Kenneth Darby (26) | Alabama | 5-11 | 205 | Jr. | Huntsville, Ala. |
| RB | Alley Broussard (18) | LSU | 6-0 | 233 | Jr. | Lafayette, La. |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE | ||||||
| DL | Stanley McClover (61) | Auburn | 6-3 | 247 | Jr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| DL | Jesse Mahelona (61) | Tennessee | 6-2 | 297 | Sr. | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| DL | Parys Haralson (27) | Tennessee | 6-2 | 248 | Sr. | Flora, Miss. |
| LB | DeMeco Ryans (76) | Alabama | 6-2 | 232 | Sr. | Bessemer, Ala. |
| LB | Travis Williams (61) | Auburn | 6-1 | 207 | Sr. | Columbia, S.C. |
| LB | Moses Osemwegie (60) | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 228 | Sr. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| LB | Freddie Roach (34) | Alabama | 6-2 | 239 | Sr. | Killen, Ala. |
| DB | Jason Allen (77) | Tennessee | 6-2 | 202 | Sr. | Muscle Shoals, Ala. |
| DB | LaRon Landry (65) | LSU | 6-2 | 187 | Jr. | Ama, La. |
| DB | Roman Harper (65) | Alabama | 6-1 | 197 | Sr. | Prattville, Ala. |
| DB | Ko Simpson (52) | South Carolina | 6-1 | 199 | So. | Rock Hill, S.C. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE | ||||||
| DL | McKinley Boykin (21) | Ole Miss | 6-2 | 285 | Sr. | Bessemer, Ala. |
| DL | Claude Wroten (21) | LSU | 6-3 | 293 | Sr. | Bastrop, La. |
| DL | Kyle Williams (16) | LSU | 6-2 | 295 | Sr. | Ruston, La. |
| LB | Brandon Siler (27) | Florida | 6-2 | 230 | So. | Orlando, Fla. |
| LB | Kevin Simon (25) | Tennessee | 5-11 | 234 | Sr. | Walnut Creek, Calif. |
| LB | Omar Gaither (11) | Tennessee | 6-2 | 230 | Sr. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| LB | Earl Everett (9) | Florida | 6-2 | 224 | Jr. | Webster, Fla. |
| LB | Patrick Willis (9) | Ole Miss | 6-2 | 230 | Jr. | Bruceton, Miss. |
| DB | Greg Blue (20) | Georgia | 6-2 | 214 | Sr. | College Park, Ga. |
| DB | Charlie Peprah (15) | Alabama | 5-11 | 193 | Sr. | Plano, Texas |
| DB | Muhammad Abdullah (13) | Kentucky | 6-0 | 205 | Sr. | Folkston, Ga. |
| DB | Demetrice Webb (10) | Florida | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||||
| PK | John Vaughn (52) | Auburn | 6-1 | 201 | Jr. | Brentwood, Tenn. |
| P | Kody Bliss (46) | Auburn | 5-11 | 177 | Jr. | Brentwood, Tenn. |
| RS | Skyler Green (49) | LSU | 5-10 | 195 | Sr. | Westwego, La. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||||
| PK | James Wilhoit (15) | Tennessee | 5-10 | 198 | Jr. | Hendersonville, Tenn. |
| P | Eric Wilbur (30) | Florida | 6-2 | 192 | Jr. | Winter Park, Fla. |
| RS | Tyrone Prothro (23) | Alabama | 5-8 | 176 | Jr. | Heflin, Ala. |
SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
SEC Champion - Tennessee (37), Florida (21), LSU (16), Georgia (6), Auburn (4), Alabama (2), Ole Miss (1).
| No. | School | Votes |
| Eastern Division | ||
| 1. | Tennessee (49) | 134 |
| 2. | Florida (29) | 161 |
| 3. | Georgia (9) | 202 |
| 4. | South Carolina | 347 |
| 5. | Vanderbilt | 401 |
| 6. | Kentucky | 492 |
| Western Division | ||
| 1. | LSU (62) | 121 |
| 2. | Auburn (12) | 192 |
| 3. | Alabama (12) | 215 |
| 4. | Arkansas | 377 |
| 5. | Ole Miss (1) | 439 |
| 6. | Mississippi State | 478 |
