2005 Eastern Washington

7–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2005, game by game: lost at San José State 24–35; won vs. Western Oregon 48–7; lost at Idaho State 30–34; won vs. Portland State 42–24; won vs. Northern Arizona 42–14; won at Montana 34–20; lost vs. Weber State 23–28; won at Sacramento State 45–17; lost at Cal Poly 35–40; won vs. Montana State 35–14; won vs. UC Davis 24–7; lost at Northern Iowa 38–41+41−11Lost 24–35 at San José State-11San José StateWon 48–7 vs. Western Oregon+41Western OregonLost 30–34 at Idaho State-4Idaho StateWon 42–24 vs. Portland State+18Portland StateWon 42–14 vs. Northern Arizona+28Northern ArizonaWon 34–20 at Montana+14MontanaLost 23–28 vs. Weber State-5Weber StateWon 45–17 at Sacramento State+28Sacramento StateLost 35–40 at Cal Poly-5Cal PolyWon 35–14 vs. Montana State+21Montana StateWon 24–7 vs. UC Davis+17UC DavisLost 38–41 at Northern Iowa-3Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 41–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Big Sky champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Montana and Montana State

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠281
Coach
—
Elo
1449 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 4 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana5–⁠28–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠27–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠36–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠36–⁠5
Idaho State3–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Arizona1–⁠63–⁠8
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠9

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