2005 Florida A&M

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Florida A&M in 2005, game by game: lost at South Florida 3–37; won vs. Howard 33–20; won vs. Tennessee State 12–7; lost at Florida International 6–23; lost at South Carolina State 3–49; won vs. Norfolk State 31–17; won at Morgan State 27–16; won vs. North Carolina A&T 24–14; lost at Hampton 14–34; won at Bethune-Cookman 26–23+14−46Lost 3–37 at South Florida-34South FloridaWon 33–20 vs. Howard+13HowardWon 12–7 vs. Tennessee State+5Tennessee StateLost 6–23 at Florida International-17Florida Interna…Lost 3–49 at South Carolina State-46South Carolina …Won 31–17 vs. Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateWon 27–16 at Morgan State+11Morgan StateWon 24–14 vs. North Carolina A&T+10North Carolina …Lost 14–34 at Hampton-20HamptonWon 26–23 at Bethune-Cookman+3Bethune-Cookman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bethune-Cookman 26–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Florida A&M’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 3vsDelaware StateL 17–⁠21Florida A&M’s article, Delaware State’s article
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1320 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.1 No. 67 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hampton7–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina State7–⁠17–⁠2
Florida A&M5–⁠26–⁠4
Delaware State5–⁠25–⁠4
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠45–⁠4
Norfolk State2–⁠54–⁠5
Howard1–⁠63–⁠6
North Carolina A&T1–⁠62–⁠7
Morgan State1–⁠72–⁠8

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