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2005 Colorado

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Gary Barnett, then Mike Hankwitz (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2005, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 31–28; won vs. New Mexico State 39–0; lost at No. 12 Miami 3–23; won at Oklahoma State 34–0; won vs. Texas A&M 41–20; lost at No. 2 Texas 17–42; won vs. Kansas 44–13; won at Kansas State 23–20; won vs. Missouri 41–12; lost at Iowa State 16–30; lost vs. Nebraska 3–30; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 3–70; lost vs. No. 22 Clemson 10–19+39−67Won 31–28 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateWon 39–0 vs. New Mexico State+39New Mexico StateLost 3–23 at No. 12 Miami-20No. 12 MiamiWon 34–0 at Oklahoma State+34Oklahoma StateWon 41–20 vs. Texas A&M+21Texas A&MLost 17–42 at No. 2 Texas-25No. 2 TexasWon 44–13 vs. Kansas+31KansasWon 23–20 at Kansas State+3Kansas StateWon 41–12 vs. Missouri+29MissouriLost 16–30 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateLost 3–30 vs. Nebraska-27NebraskaLost 3–70 vs. No. 2 Texas-67No. 2 TexasLost 10–19 vs. No. 22 Clemson-9No. 22 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsColorado StateW 31–⁠2869%
Sep 10vsNew Mexico StateW 39–⁠077%
Sep 24at12MiamiL 3–⁠2331%
Oct 1atOklahoma StateW 34–⁠040%
Oct 8vsTexas A&MW 41–⁠2061%
Oct 15at2TexasL 17–⁠4225%
Oct 22vsKansasW 44–⁠1374%
Oct 29atKansas StateW 23–⁠2056%
Nov 5vsMissouriW 41–⁠1272%
Nov 12atIowa StateL 16–⁠3052%
Nov 25vsNebraskaL 3–⁠3073%
Dec 3vs2TexasBig 12 Championship GameL 3–⁠7019%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs22ClemsonChamps Sports BowlL 10–⁠1941%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 19–⁠10 in the Champs Sports Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 10: 25
  3. Wk 11: 22

Big 12 North champions5–⁠3 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanMason Crosby, K

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
305–⁠307
Coach
Gary Barnett, then Mike Hankwitz (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1545 −8 this season
SP+ rating
11.7 No. 29 of 118; offense No. 56, defense No. 20
SRS
5.0 No. 40 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 119
  • Defense46th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%1.0175th of 119
Defense0.0536%1.0346th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.3own 294% 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

Maurice Greer RB★★★★No. 123
Patrick Devenny PRO★★No. 966
Mack Brown DUAL★★No. 966
Paul Backowski OT★★No. 1132
Jeremy Hauck OG★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.789
Running backs23.00.833
Receivers12.00.744
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line12.00.722
Defensive backs12.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
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 2Joe Klopfenstein TESt. Louis Rams
Rd 5Jeremy Bloom WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Quinn Sypniewski TEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Lawrence Vickers RBCleveland Browns

All-Big 12

4 first team, 3 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.