2005 Florida International
5–6 (3–4 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Don Strock. Officially 0–6: the NCAA vacated five regular-season wins. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2008, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found major violations within the FIU football program, and vacated the Panthers’ five wins from the 2005 season, changing their official record to 0–6.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida Atlantic 52–6Nov 26
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Kansas State | L 21–35 | 13% |
| Sep 10 | at 21Texas Tech | L 3–56 | 8% |
| Sep 24 | at Arkansas State | L 24–66 | 26% |
| Oct 1 | vs Florida A&M | W 23–6vacated | 42% |
| Oct 15 | vs North Texas | L 10–13 | 34% |
| Oct 20 | at Troy | L 13–18 | 22% |
| Nov 5 | at UL Monroe | W 31–29vacated | 22% |
| Nov 12 | at Louisiana | L 7–28 | 27% |
| Nov 19 | vs Western Kentucky | W 38–35vacated | 38% |
| Nov 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 52–6vacated | 29% |
| Dec 3 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 35–31vacated | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Middle Tennessee 35–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Sun Belt Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Sun Belt Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–323
- Coach
- Don Strock
- Elo
- 1331 +89 this season
- SP+ rating
- -23.5 No. 112 of 118; offense No. 104, defense No. 113
- SRS
- −17.8 No. 111 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 116
- Offensive coordinator
- Greg Briner
- Defensive coordinator
- Bernard Clark
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.02 | 38% | 0.97 | 74th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.40 | 57% | 1.07 | 119th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 25 | — allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 30 | — 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
| Brian Kelleher OG | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Wendy Napolean ILB | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Maurice Hazen OT | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Mark Rachels OT | ★★ | No. 1532 |
| Artis Warthen OLB | ★★ | No. 1699 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.759 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.745 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
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 Sun Belt Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Arkansas State | 5–2 | 6–6 | |
| UL Monroe | 5–2 | 5–6 | |
 Florida International | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Middle Tennessee | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Troy | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Florida Atlantic | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| North Texas | 2–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.