2005 Arizona
3–8 (2–6 Pac-10), coached by Mike Stoops. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 UCLA 52–14Nov 5
UCLA was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Utah | L 24–27 | 16% |
| Sep 10 | vs Northern Arizona | W 31–12 | 76% |
| Sep 17 | vs 12Purdue | L 24–31 | 35% |
| Oct 1 | at 12California | L 0–28 | 15% |
| Oct 8 | at 1USC | L 21–42 | 7% |
| Oct 15 | vs Stanford | L 16–20 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | vs 15Oregon | L 21–28 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | at Oregon State | W 29–27 | 20% |
| Nov 5 | vs 7UCLA | W 52–14 | 23% |
| Nov 12 | vs Washington | L 14–38 | 75% |
| Nov 25 | at Arizona State | L 20–23 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 8th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 252–290
- Coach
- Mike Stoops
- Elo
- 1415 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.5 No. 59 of 118; offense No. 62, defense No. 53
- SRS
- 0.5 No. 61 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 23
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Canales
- Defensive coordinator
- Mark Stoops
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.07 | 38% | 1.13 | 50th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.08 | 42% | 1.02 | 70th 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 | -0.3 | own 28 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.4 | own 28 | 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
| Willie Tuitama PRO | ★★★★ | No. 123 |
| Adrian McCovy WDE | ★★★★ | No. 151 |
| Garrett Fields SDE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.922 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.839 |
| Whole class | 3 | 3.3 | 0.867 |
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 7 | Kili Lefotu OG | Washington Redskins |
All-Pac-10
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Darrell BrooksSCoaches-1
Second team
- Copeland BryanDECoaches-2
Antoine CasonCBCoaches-2- Danny BaugherPCoaches-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8–0 | 12–1 | 2 |
| Oregon | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| UCLA | 6–2 | 10–2 | 16 |
| California | 4–4 | 8–4 | 25 |
| Arizona State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Stanford | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Oregon State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Arizona | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Washington State | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Washington | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.