American Football
- College football Bowl Championship Series (2004 season):
- January 1 – Rose Bowl – Texas Longhorns 38–37 Michigan Wolverines
- January 4 – Orange Bowl – USC Trojans 55–19 Oklahoma Sooners: USC wins the NCAA Division I-A Football National Championship
- National Football League –
- February 6 – Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville, Florida
Read more about this topic: 2005 In Sports
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