2005 Baylor

5–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Guy Morriss.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2005, game by game: won at SMU 28–23; won vs. Samford 48–14; won at Army 20–10; lost at Texas A&M 13–16; won at Iowa State 23–13; lost vs. Nebraska 14–23; lost at Oklahoma 30–37; lost vs. No. 17 Texas Tech 0–28; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 0–62; lost at Missouri 16–31; won vs. Oklahoma State 44–34+34−62Won 28–23 at SMU+5SMUWon 48–14 vs. Samford+34SamfordWon 20–10 at Army+10ArmyLost 13–16 at Texas A&M-3Texas A&MWon 23–13 at Iowa State+10Iowa StateLost 14–23 vs. Nebraska-9NebraskaLost 30–37 at Oklahoma-7OklahomaLost 0–28 vs. No. 17 Texas Tech-28No. 17 Texas TechLost 0–62 vs. No. 2 Texas-62No. 2 TexasLost 16–31 at Missouri-15MissouriWon 44–34 vs. Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 44–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠291
Coach
Guy Morriss
Elo
1435 +37 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 63 of 118; offense No. 88, defense No. 32
SRS
0.5 No. 61 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 60
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
Bill Bradley
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠2

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 119
  • Defense99th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0136%1.0288th of 119
Defense0.1341%1.0199th 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 353% allowed
Defense0.0own 272% 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

Jason Lamb TE★★★No. 829
Carl Sims WR★★★No. 829
Dan Sherwood TE★★No. 1132
Joe Pawelek OLB★★No. 1132
Mikail Baker WR★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers52.40.784
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.733
Whole class102.20.769

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 7Willie Andrews DBNew England Patriots

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas Tech6–⁠29–⁠320
Oklahoma6–⁠28–⁠422
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠6
Nebraska4–⁠48–⁠424
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠65–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠74–⁠7

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