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2005 Eastern Michigan

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Genyk.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2005, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 26–28; won vs. Louisiana 31–10; lost at No. 14 Michigan 0–55; won at Central Michigan 23–20; won vs. Kent State 27–20; lost at Toledo 3–30; lost at Northern Illinois 8–24; lost vs. Miami (OH) 23–24; lost vs. Western Michigan 36–44; lost vs. Ball State 25–26; won at Buffalo 38–14+24−55Lost 26–28 at Cincinnati-2CincinnatiWon 31–10 vs. Louisiana+21LouisianaLost 0–55 at No. 14 Michigan-55No. 14 MichiganWon 23–20 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 27–20 vs. Kent State+7Kent StateLost 3–30 at Toledo-27ToledoLost 8–24 at Northern Illinois-16Northern Illino…Lost 23–24 vs. Miami (OH)-1Miami (OH)Lost 36–44 vs. Western Michigan-8Western MichiganLost 25–26 vs. Ball State-1Ball StateWon 38–14 at Buffalo+24Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCincinnatiL 26–⁠2820%
Sep 10vsLouisianaW 31–⁠1056%
Sep 17at14MichiganL 0–⁠5516%
Sep 24atCentral MichiganW 23–⁠2049%
Oct 1vsKent StateW 27–⁠2056%
Oct 8atToledoL 3–⁠3023%
Oct 15atNorthern IllinoisL 8–⁠2422%
Oct 22vsMiami (OH)L 23–⁠2431%
Nov 5vsWestern MichiganL 36–⁠4439%
Nov 12vsBall StateL 25–⁠2654%
Nov 19atBuffaloW 38–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠295
Coach
Jeff Genyk
Elo
1387 +16 this season
SP+ rating
-18.5 No. 105 of 118; offense No. 93, defense No. 110
SRS
−7.6 No. 89 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 115
Offensive coordinator
Howard Feggins

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 119
  • Defense87th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9768th of 119
Defense0.1047%0.8887th 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
Offense0.0own 311% allowed
Defense0.0own 303% 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

Tim Conner APB★★★No. 829
Michael Richardson OLB★★No. 1132
R.J. Montemayor TE★★No. 1132
Chris May CB★★No. 1699
Corey Everson DUAL★★No. 1699

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.00.707
Running backs32.30.737
Receivers42.00.717
Offensive line32.00.700
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs32.00.707
Whole class182.10.716

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.

2005 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠36–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠44–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Buffalo1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠81–⁠10

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