2005 Charleston Southern

7–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Big South).

Schedule and results

Charleston Southern in 2005, game by game: lost at The Citadel 14–28; lost vs. Presbyterian 0–42; won vs. Jacksonville 16–10; won vs. North Greenville 35–28; lost vs. Howard 22–27; lost at VMI 12–34; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 63–42; won vs. Savannah State 48–28; won at Gardner-Webb 38–7; won vs. Liberty 31–30; won vs. Coastal Carolina 34–27+31−42Lost 14–28 at The Citadel-14The CitadelLost 0–42 vs. Presbyterian-42PresbyterianWon 16–10 vs. Jacksonville+6JacksonvilleWon 35–28 vs. North Greenville+7North GreenvilleLost 22–27 vs. Howard-5HowardLost 12–34 at VMI-22VMIWon 63–42 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+21West Virginia W…Won 48–28 vs. Savannah State+20Savannah StateWon 38–7 at Gardner-Webb+31Gardner-WebbWon 31–30 vs. Liberty+1LibertyWon 34–27 vs. Coastal Carolina+7Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Coastal Carolina 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Big South champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Coastal Carolina

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠303
Coach
—
Elo
1298 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−42.3 No. 84 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jamey Chadwell
Defensive coordinator
Steve Barrows

2005 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina3–⁠19–⁠2
Charleston Southern3–⁠17–⁠4
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
VMI2–⁠23–⁠8
Liberty0–⁠41–⁠10

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