2005 Elon

3–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Coastal Carolina 10–17; won at Savannah State 48–14; won vs. Presbyterian 34–19; won vs. North Carolina A&T 12–9; lost vs. Georgia Southern 7–49; lost at Wofford 9–14; lost vs. Chattanooga 7–10; lost at Furman 6–45; lost at Western Carolina 26–31; lost at The Citadel 0–21; lost vs. App State 14–52+34−42Lost 10–17 vs. Coastal Carolina-7Coastal CarolinaWon 48–14 at Savannah State+34Savannah StateWon 34–19 vs. Presbyterian+15PresbyterianWon 12–9 vs. North Carolina A&T+3North Carolina …Lost 7–49 vs. Georgia Southern-42Georgia SouthernLost 9–14 at Wofford-5WoffordLost 7–10 vs. Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaLost 6–45 at Furman-39FurmanLost 26–31 at Western Carolina-5Western CarolinaLost 0–21 at The Citadel-21The CitadelLost 14–52 vs. App State-38App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 52–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠281
Coach
—
Elo
1135 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.7 No. 69 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State6–⁠110–⁠3
Furman5–⁠211–⁠2
Georgia Southern5–⁠28–⁠4
Western Carolina4–⁠35–⁠4
Wofford3–⁠46–⁠5
Chattanooga3–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠54–⁠7
Elon0–⁠73–⁠8

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