2005 Eastern Illinois
9–3 (8–0 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Kentucky 53–22Oct 15
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Indiana State | W 24–13 | 49% |
| Sep 10 | at BYU | L 10–45 | 21% |
| Sep 17 | vs Illinois State | L 6–27 | 55% |
| Sep 24 | vs Samford | W 43–14 | 58% |
| Oct 8 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 48–24 | 64% |
| Oct 15 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 53–22 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | at Murray State | W 35–28 | 59% |
| Oct 29 | vs UT Martin | W 26–7 | 77% |
| Nov 5 | at Tennessee State | W 27–3 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 31–20 | 78% |
| Nov 19 | at Jacksonville State | W 10–6 | 39% |
| Nov 26 | vs Southern IllinoisIaa Playoffs | L 6–21 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
Ohio Valley Conference champions8–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- 8–0 first in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 319–230
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1384 +119 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.8 No. 35 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Roc Bellantoni
2005 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Illinois | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7–1 | 7–4 | |
| Jacksonville State | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| UT Martin | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Samford | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Tennessee State | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Murray State | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.