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2005 Eastern Kentucky

7–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2005, game by game: lost vs. App State 16–24; lost at Western Kentucky 21–23; lost at NC State 10–54; won vs. Tennessee Tech 52–3; won at Jacksonville State 31–14; won vs. Samford 38–6; lost at Eastern Illinois 22–53; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 33–32; won at Murray State 43–7; won vs. UT Martin 31–17; won at Tennessee State 49–0+49−44Lost 16–24 vs. App State-8App StateLost 21–23 at Western Kentucky-2Western KentuckyLost 10–54 at NC State-44NC StateWon 52–3 vs. Tennessee Tech+49Tennessee TechWon 31–14 at Jacksonville State+17Jacksonville St…Won 38–6 vs. Samford+32SamfordLost 22–53 at Eastern Illinois-31Eastern IllinoisWon 33–32 vs. Southeast Missouri State+1Southeast Misso…Won 43–7 at Murray State+36Murray StateWon 31–17 vs. UT Martin+14UT MartinWon 49–0 at Tennessee State+49Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsApp StateL 16–⁠2457%
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠2329%
Sep 17atNC StateL 10–⁠5417%
Sep 24vsTennessee TechW 52–⁠360%
Oct 1atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠1434%
Oct 8vsSamfordW 38–⁠673%
Oct 15atEastern IllinoisL 22–⁠5353%
Oct 22vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 33–⁠3280%
Nov 5atMurray StateW 43–⁠767%
Nov 12vsUT MartinW 31–⁠1778%
Nov 19atTennessee StateW 49–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1386 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.7 No. 37 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois8–⁠09–⁠3
Eastern Kentucky7–⁠17–⁠4
Jacksonville State6–⁠26–⁠5
UT Martin4–⁠45–⁠5
Samford4–⁠44–⁠6
Tennessee Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee State1–⁠62–⁠8
Murray State0–⁠72–⁠9

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