2005 Arkansas
4–7 (2–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Houston Nutt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 44–10Nov 19
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Missouri State | W 49–17 | 85% |
| Sep 10 | vs Vanderbilt | L 24–28 | 75% |
| Sep 17 | at 1USC | L 17–70 | 15% |
| Sep 24 | at 20Alabama | L 13–24 | 32% |
| Oct 8 | vs UL Monroe | W 44–15 | 73% |
| Oct 15 | vs 21Auburn | L 17–34 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | at 4Georgia | L 20–23 | 15% |
| Nov 5 | vs South Carolina | L 10–14 | 53% |
| Nov 12 | at Ole Miss | W 28–17 | 45% |
| Nov 19 | vs Mississippi State | W 44–10 | 78% |
| Nov 25 | at 3LSU | L 17–19 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 19–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 283–271
- Coach
- Houston Nutt
- Elo
- 1515 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.6 No. 31 of 118; offense No. 46, defense No. 31
- SRS
- 4.3 No. 44 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 26
- Offensive coordinator
- Roy Wittke
- Defensive coordinator
- Reggie Herring
- Captains
- Pierre Brown, Kyle Dickerson, Brandon Kennedy, Kyle Roper and Vickiel Vaughn
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.02 | 39% | 0.96 | 84th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.09 | 40% | 1.01 | 79th 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 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 31 | 3% 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
| Darren McFadden RB | ★★★★★ | No. 32 |
| Michael Bibbs S | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| De’Andre Bryant S | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Casey Dick DUAL | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Reggie Fish II ATH | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Running backs | 1 | 5.0 | 0.986 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 5 | 3.2 | 0.837 |
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 | Vickiel Vaughn DB | San Francisco 49ers |
All-SEC
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Darren McFaddenRBAP-1; Coaches-1
Sam OlajubutuLBAP-2; Coaches-1
Second team
- Kyle RoperOGAP-2
Keith JacksonDTAP-2
Felix JonesAPBCoaches-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 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 7–1 | 11–2 | 6 |
| Auburn | 7–1 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Alabama | 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Georgia | 6–2 | 10–3 | 10 |
 Florida | 5–3 | 9–3 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Tennessee | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Arkansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Kentucky | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.