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2005 Gardner-Webb

5–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2005, game by game: won vs. Union College 65–12; won vs. Belhaven 54–7; lost vs. UT Martin 28–31; lost at Furman 31–48; lost vs. Hampton 21–52; lost at Coastal Carolina 31–34; won at VMI 55–52; won vs. Liberty 21–16; lost vs. Charleston Southern 7–38; won at Savannah State 31–21; lost vs. Wofford 42–56+53−31Won 65–12 vs. Union College+53Union CollegeWon 54–7 vs. Belhaven+47BelhavenLost 28–31 vs. UT Martin-3UT MartinLost 31–48 at Furman-17FurmanLost 21–52 vs. Hampton-31HamptonLost 31–34 at Coastal Carolina-3Coastal CarolinaWon 55–52 at VMI+3VMIWon 21–16 vs. Liberty+5LibertyLost 7–38 vs. Charleston Southern-31Charleston Sout…Won 31–21 at Savannah State+10Savannah StateLost 42–56 vs. Wofford-14Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUnion CollegeW 65–⁠1274%
Sep 10vsBelhavenW 54–⁠774%
Sep 24vsUT MartinL 28–⁠3178%
Oct 1atFurmanL 31–⁠4827%
Oct 8vsHamptonL 21–⁠5239%
Oct 15atCoastal CarolinaL 31–⁠3428%
Oct 22atVMIW 55–⁠5253%
Oct 29vsLibertyW 21–⁠1674%
Nov 5vsCharleston SouthernL 7–⁠3869%
Nov 12atSavannah StateW 31–⁠2178%
Nov 19vsWoffordL 42–⁠5650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 56–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
386–⁠367
Coach
—
Elo
1223 −80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−43.6 No. 88 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina3–⁠19–⁠2
Charleston Southern3–⁠17–⁠4
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
VMI2–⁠23–⁠8
Liberty0–⁠41–⁠10

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