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2005 Arizona State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Dirk Koetter.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Temple 63–16; lost vs. No. 5 LSU 31–35; won vs. Northwestern 52–21; won at Oregon State 42–24; lost vs. No. 1 USC 28–38; lost vs. No. 25 Oregon 17–31; lost at Stanford 35–45; won vs. Washington 44–20; won at Washington State 27–24; lost at No. 14 UCLA 35–45; won vs. Arizona 23–20; won vs. Rutgers 45–40+47−14Won 63–16 vs. Temple+47TempleLost 31–35 vs. No. 5 LSU-4No. 5 LSUWon 52–21 vs. Northwestern+31NorthwesternWon 42–24 at Oregon State+18Oregon StateLost 28–38 vs. No. 1 USC-10No. 1 USCLost 17–31 vs. No. 25 Oregon-14No. 25 OregonLost 35–45 at Stanford-10StanfordWon 44–20 vs. Washington+24WashingtonWon 27–24 at Washington State+3Washington StateLost 35–45 at No. 14 UCLA-10No. 14 UCLAWon 23–20 vs. Arizona+3ArizonaWon 45–40 vs. Rutgers+5Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsTempleW 63–⁠1680%
Sep 10vs5LSUL 31–⁠3548%
Sep 17vsNorthwesternW 52–⁠2164%
Sep 24atOregon StateW 42–⁠2442%
Oct 1vs1USCL 28–⁠3833%
Oct 8vs25OregonL 17–⁠3163%
Oct 22atStanfordL 35–⁠4557%
Oct 29vsWashingtonW 44–⁠2080%
Nov 5atWashington StateW 27–⁠2450%
Nov 12at14UCLAL 35–⁠4537%
Nov 25vsArizonaW 23–⁠2075%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsRutgersInsight BowlW 45–⁠4058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 45–⁠40 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 17

Led the nationRudy Carpenter: passer rating (175.0); Matt Miller: yards per catch (23.5)

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
442–⁠359
Coach
Dirk Koetter
Elo
1579 +8 this season
SP+ rating
12.5 No. 26 of 118; offense No. 3, defense No. 79
SRS
9.6 No. 28 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 33
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 119
  • Defense92nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.112nd of 119
Defense0.1144%1.0492nd 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 292% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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

Derek Shaw PRO★★★★No. 123
Dexter Davis WDE★★★No. 829
J.D. Walton OG★★★No. 829
Chad Lindsey OLB★★★No. 829

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.922
Offensive line13.00.811
Defensive line13.00.811
Linebackers13.00.811
Whole class43.30.839

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.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 3Derek Hagan WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Jamar Williams LBChicago Bears

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Grayling LoveOGCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠012–⁠12
Oregon7–⁠110–⁠212
UCLA6–⁠210–⁠216
California4–⁠48–⁠425
Arizona State4–⁠47–⁠5
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon State3–⁠55–⁠6
Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠74–⁠7
Washington1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.