2005 Arkansas State

6–⁠6 (5–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Steve Roberts. Officially 2–⁠6: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins. Share

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “The 2005 vacated No Contest against Florida Atlantic was the first scoreless tie since The Oregon “Civil War” game of 1983, with both teams ending the game 0–⁠0 in regulation.”

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat UT Martin 56–⁠7Sep 10
By 49 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 3	vsMissouri	L 17–⁠44	34%
Sep 10	vsUT Martin	W 56–⁠7	81%
Sep 17	atOklahoma State	L 10–⁠20	18%
Sep 24	vsFlorida International	W 66–⁠24	74%
Oct 1	atUL Monroe	L 27–⁠31	44%
Oct 13	vsLouisiana	W 39–⁠36vacated	63%
Oct 22	vsFlorida Atlantic	W 3–⁠0vacated	58%
Nov 5	atMiddle Tennessee	L 7–⁠45	39%
Nov 12	vsTroy	W 9–⁠3vacated	49%
Nov 19	atArmy	L 10–⁠38	44%
Nov 26	atNorth Texas	W 31–⁠24vacated	42%
Dec 20Bowls & playoff	vsSouthern MissNew Orleans Bowl	L 19–⁠31	30%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 31–⁠19 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record: 6–⁠6
Conference: 5–⁠2 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final: Unranked
Points: 294–⁠303
Coach: Steve Roberts
Elo: 1356 −16 this season
SP+ rating: -15.6 No. 100 of 118; offense No. 97, defense No. 95
SRS: −14.4 No. 103 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class: No. 105

Offensive coordinator: Doug Ruse
Defensive coordinators: Kevin Corless and Jack Curtis

How good, play by play

Offense59th of 119
Defense23rd of 119

	EPA per play	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense		0.05	38%	1.11	59th of 119
Defense		0.02	41%	0.96	23rd 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	— allowed
Defense		0.0	own 38	— 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

Cory Meachum DT	★★	No. 1132
Corey Leonard DUAL	★★	No. 1132
Jeremy Wallace WDE	★★	No. 1532
Brett Shrable DUAL	★★	No. 1699
Evan Van Dolah ATH	★★	No. 1699

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

The 2005 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	2	2.0	0.745
Running backs	1	2.0	0.700
Receivers	5	2.0	0.704
Defensive line	6	2.0	0.722
Linebackers	1	2.0	0.700
Defensive backs	2	2.0	0.711
Athletes and specialists	2	2.0	0.711
Whole class	19	2.0	0.715

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 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
Louisiana	5–⁠2	6–⁠5
Arkansas State	5–⁠2	6–⁠6
UL Monroe	5–⁠2	5–⁠6
Florida International	3–⁠4	5–⁠6
Middle Tennessee	3–⁠4	4–⁠7
Troy	3–⁠4	4–⁠7
Florida Atlantic	2–⁠5	2–⁠9
North Texas	2–⁠5	2–⁠9

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