2005 Air Force
4–7 (3–5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UNLV 42–7Oct 15
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Washington | W 20–17 | 59% |
| Sep 10 | vs San Diego State | W 41–29 | 65% |
| Sep 17 | vs Wyoming | L 28–29 | 61% |
| Sep 22 | at Utah | L 35–38 | 21% |
| Sep 29 | at Colorado State | L 23–41 | 45% |
| Oct 8 | at Navy | L 24–27 | 34% |
| Oct 15 | vs UNLV | W 42–7 | 69% |
| Oct 22 | vs 21TCU | L 10–48 | 39% |
| Oct 29 | at BYU | L 41–62 | 38% |
| Nov 5 | vs Army | L 24–27 | 71% |
| Nov 19 | at New Mexico | W 42–24 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 42–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 330–349
- Coach
- Fisher DeBerry
- Elo
- 1449 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.4 No. 75 of 118; offense No. 34, defense No. 104
- SRS
- −3.0 No. 72 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 112
- Defensive coordinator
- Richard Bell
- Captains
- Russ Mitscherling, Ross Weaver and Jon Wilson
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.06 | 42% | 0.76 | 54th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.02 | 40% | 0.89 | 27th of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 29 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 31 | 2% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2005 class
| Ryan Harrison K | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Colin Kennedy TE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Wade Weyer RB | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Daylan Phillips RB | ★★ | No. 1532 |
| Andy Braly ATH | ★★ | No. 1532 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.752 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.756 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.722 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.722 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.0 | 0.756 |
| Whole class | 11 | 2.0 | 0.742 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2005 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 8–0 | 11–1 | 11 |
| BYU | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Utah | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| New Mexico | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 Air Force | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wyoming | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UNLV | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.