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2005 Fresno State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Hill.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Weber State 55–17; lost at Oregon 34–37; won vs. Toledo 44–14; won at New Mexico State 37–7; won vs. Utah State 53–21; won at Idaho 40–10; won at Hawai’i 27–13; won vs. San José State 45–7; won vs. Boise State 27–7; lost at No. 1 USC 42–50; lost at Nevada 35–38; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 28–40; lost vs. Tulsa 24–31+38−12Won 55–17 vs. Weber State+38Weber StateLost 34–37 at Oregon-3OregonWon 44–14 vs. Toledo+30ToledoWon 37–7 at New Mexico State+30New Mexico StateWon 53–21 vs. Utah State+32Utah StateWon 40–10 at Idaho+30IdahoWon 27–13 at Hawai’i+14Hawai’iWon 45–7 vs. San José State+38San José StateWon 27–7 vs. Boise State+20Boise StateLost 42–50 at No. 1 USC-8No. 1 USCLost 35–38 at Nevada-3NevadaLost 28–40 vs. Louisiana Tech-12Louisiana TechLost 24–31 vs. Tulsa-7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsWeber StateW 55–⁠1792%
Sep 17atOregonL 34–⁠3750%
Sep 27vsToledoW 44–⁠1457%
Oct 8atNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠777%
Oct 15vsUtah StateW 53–⁠2186%
Oct 22atIdahoW 40–⁠1083%
Oct 29atHawai’iW 27–⁠1365%
Nov 5vsSan José StateW 45–⁠793%
Nov 10vsBoise StateW 27–⁠756%
Nov 19at1USCL 42–⁠5022%
Nov 26atNevadaL 35–⁠3868%
Dec 2vsLouisiana TechL 28–⁠4078%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsTulsaLiberty BowlL 24–⁠3158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 31–⁠24 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 8: 24
  5. Wk 9: 22
  6. Wk 10: 21
  7. Wk 11: 20
  8. Wk 12: 16
  9. Wk 13: 16
  10. Wk 14: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
491–⁠292
Coach
Pat Hill
Elo
1603 +3 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 31 of 118; offense No. 17, defense No. 57
SRS
9.3 No. 30 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 80
Offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Dan Brown
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 119
  • Defense54th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1342%1.0419th of 119
Defense0.0640%1.0354th 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-0.6own 342% allowed
Defense0.0own 303% 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

Richard Pacheco OG★★★No. 829
Marvin Haynes ATH★★No. 1132
Jason Crawley ATH★★No. 1132
James Meeks OG★★No. 1132
Gavin Hedstrom K★★No. 1532

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers22.00.700
Offensive line22.50.789
Defensive line32.00.700
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.722
Athletes and specialists52.00.736
Whole class152.10.725

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 2Richard Marshall DBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Adam Jennings WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Tyrone Culver DBGreen Bay Packers

2005 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠19–⁠3
Boise State7–⁠19–⁠4
Louisiana Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠63–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠80–⁠12

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