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2005 Florida

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2005, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 32–14; won vs. Louisiana Tech 41–3; won vs. No. 5 Tennessee 16–7; won at Kentucky 49–28; lost at No. 15 Alabama 3–31; won vs. Mississippi State 35–9; lost at No. 10 LSU 17–21; won vs. No. 4 Georgia 14–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 49–42; lost at South Carolina 22–30; won vs. No. 23 Florida State 34–7; won vs. No. 25 Iowa 31–24+38−28Won 32–14 vs. Wyoming+18WyomingWon 41–3 vs. Louisiana Tech+38Louisiana TechWon 16–7 vs. No. 5 Tennessee+9No. 5 TennesseeWon 49–28 at Kentucky+21KentuckyLost 3–31 at No. 15 Alabama-28No. 15 AlabamaWon 35–9 vs. Mississippi State+26Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–21 at No. 10 LSU-4No. 10 LSUWon 14–10 vs. No. 4 Georgia+4No. 4 GeorgiaWon 49–42 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltLost 22–30 at South Carolina-8South CarolinaWon 34–7 vs. No. 23 Florida State+27No. 23 Florida StateWon 31–24 vs. No. 25 Iowa+7No. 25 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWyomingW 32–⁠1472%
Sep 10vsLouisiana TechW 41–⁠373%
Sep 17vs5TennesseeW 16–⁠756%
Sep 24atKentuckyW 49–⁠2877%
Oct 1at15AlabamaL 3–⁠3148%
Oct 8vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠982%
Oct 15at10LSUL 17–⁠2135%
Oct 29vs4GeorgiaW 14–⁠1032%
Nov 5vsVanderbiltW 49–⁠4283%
Nov 12atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠3057%
Nov 26vs23Florida StateW 34–⁠757%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs25IowaOutback BowlW 31–⁠2446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 31–⁠24 in the Outback Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 20
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 17
  15. Final: 12
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 5
Points
343–⁠226
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1672 +89 this season
SP+ rating
6.7 No. 45 of 118; offense No. 66, defense No. 34
SRS
11.7 No. 20 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinator
Dan Mullen
Defensive coordinators
Greg Mattison and Charlie Strong
Captains
Vernell Brown, Mike Degory, Jarvis Herring, Chris Leak and Jeremy Mincey
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense39th of 119
  • Defense30th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0940%1.0539th of 119
Defense0.0337%1.0730th 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
Offense-0.1own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 272% 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

Avery Atkins CB★★★★No. 66
Josh Portis DUAL★★★★No. 99
Jonathan Phillips K★★★No. 829

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.950
Defensive backs14.00.975
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class33.70.912

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.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 2Chad Jackson WRNew England Patriots
Rd 6Jeremy Mincey LBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Dee Webb DBJacksonville Jaguars

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Chad JacksonWRAP-1; Coaches-2
  • Mike DegoryCAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Dee WebbCBAP-1; Coaches-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

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