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2005 Auburn

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Georgia Tech 14–23; won vs. Mississippi State 28–0; won vs. Ball State 63–3; won vs. Western Kentucky 37–14; won vs. South Carolina 48–7; won at Arkansas 34–17; lost at No. 7 LSU 17–20; won vs. Ole Miss 27–3; won at Kentucky 49–27; won at No. 9 Georgia 31–30; won vs. No. 8 Alabama 28–18; lost vs. No. 21 Wisconsin 10–24+60−14Lost 14–23 vs. Georgia Tech-9Georgia TechWon 28–0 vs. Mississippi State+28Mississippi Sta…Won 63–3 vs. Ball State+60Ball StateWon 37–14 vs. Western Kentucky+23Western KentuckyWon 48–7 vs. South Carolina+41South CarolinaWon 34–17 at Arkansas+17ArkansasLost 17–20 at No. 7 LSU-3No. 7 LSUWon 27–3 vs. Ole Miss+24Ole MissWon 49–27 at Kentucky+22KentuckyWon 31–30 at No. 9 Georgia+1No. 9 GeorgiaWon 28–18 vs. No. 8 Alabama+10No. 8 AlabamaLost 10–24 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-14No. 21 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsGeorgia TechL 14–⁠2375%
Sep 10vsMississippi StateW 28–⁠084%
Sep 17vsBall StateW 63–⁠389%
Sep 24vsWestern KentuckyW 37–⁠1486%
Oct 1vsSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠779%
Oct 15atArkansasW 34–⁠1767%
Oct 22at7LSUL 17–⁠2045%
Oct 29vsOle MissW 27–⁠384%
Nov 5atKentuckyW 49–⁠2785%
Nov 12at9GeorgiaW 31–⁠3042%
Nov 19vs8AlabamaW 28–⁠1867%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs21WisconsinCapital One BowlL 10–⁠2465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 24–⁠10 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 6: 22
  3. Wk 7: 21
  4. Wk 8: 16
  5. Wk 9: 19
  6. Wk 10: 17
  7. Wk 11: 15
  8. Wk 12: 11
  9. Wk 13: 9
  10. Wk 14: 9
  11. Final: 14

SEC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with LSU

Consensus All-AmericanMarcus McNeill, OL

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 9
Points
386–⁠186
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1703 +11 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 11 of 118; offense No. 21, defense No. 15
SRS
13.1 No. 13 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 19
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 119
  • Defense64th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.0724th of 119
Defense0.0738%1.0864th 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-0.2own 324% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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

Tray Blackmon OLB★★★★★No. 11
Zach Kutch K★★★No. 829
Ulysses Alexander WR★★No. 1132
Sen’Derrick Marks DT★★No. 1532

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.744
Linebackers15.00.996
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class43.00.829

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 2Marcus McNeill OTSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Devin Aromashodu WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Stanley McClover DECarolina Panthers
Rd 7Ben Obomanu WRSeattle Seahawks

All-SEC

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

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