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2005 Central Connecticut

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut in 2005, game by game: won at Colgate 24–22; lost vs. Rhode Island 10–56; lost at Marist 22–31; won vs. UAlbany 14–13; won vs. St. Peter’s 56–20; lost vs. Saint Francis 28–31; won vs. Robert Morris 21–14; won at Wagner 38–34; won vs. Monmouth 15–13; won at Sacred Heart 24–17; lost at Stony Brook 21–23+36−46Won 24–22 at Colgate+2ColgateLost 10–56 vs. Rhode Island-46Rhode IslandLost 22–31 at Marist-9MaristWon 14–13 vs. UAlbany+1UAlbanyWon 56–20 vs. St. Peter’s+36St. Peter’sLost 28–31 vs. Saint Francis-3Saint FrancisWon 21–14 vs. Robert Morris+7Robert MorrisWon 38–34 at Wagner+4WagnerWon 15–13 vs. Monmouth+2MonmouthWon 24–17 at Sacred Heart+7Sacred HeartLost 21–23 at Stony Brook-2Stony Brook
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atColgateW 24–⁠2235%
Sep 10vsRhode IslandL 10–⁠5669%
Sep 17atMaristL 22–⁠3155%
Sep 24vsUAlbanyW 14–⁠1363%
Oct 1vsSt. Peter’sW 56–⁠2067%
Oct 8vsSaint FrancisL 28–⁠3166%
Oct 15vsRobert MorrisW 21–⁠1459%
Oct 22atWagnerW 38–⁠3440%
Oct 29vsMonmouthW 15–⁠1342%
Nov 5atSacred HeartW 24–⁠1754%
Nov 12atStony BrookL 21–⁠2354%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stony Brook 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Northeast Conference champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Stony Brook

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠274
Coach
—
Elo
1322 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−43.0 No. 87 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut5–⁠27–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠26–⁠5
Monmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
UAlbany4–⁠35–⁠6
Wagner3–⁠46–⁠5
Sacred Heart3–⁠44–⁠6
Saint Francis3–⁠43–⁠8
Robert Morris1–⁠62–⁠8

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