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2005 Georgia Southern

8–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Georgia Southern in 2005, game by game: won vs. Northeastern 41–38; lost vs. McNeese 20–23; lost at Wofford 17–21; won vs. Chattanooga 48–10; won at Elon 49–7; won vs. Western Carolina 45–7; lost at App State 7–24; won vs. The Citadel 49–14; won vs. South Dakota State 55–42; won vs. Furman 27–24; won vs. Morehead State 63–17; lost vs. Texas State 35–50+46−17Won 41–38 vs. Northeastern+3NortheasternLost 20–23 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseLost 17–21 at Wofford-4WoffordWon 48–10 vs. Chattanooga+38ChattanoogaWon 49–7 at Elon+42ElonWon 45–7 vs. Western Carolina+38Western CarolinaLost 7–24 at App State-17App StateWon 49–14 vs. The Citadel+35The CitadelWon 55–42 vs. South Dakota State+13South Dakota St…Won 27–24 vs. Furman+3FurmanWon 63–17 vs. Morehead State+46Morehead StateLost 35–50 vs. Texas State-15Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNortheasternW 41–⁠3859%
Sep 10vsMcNeeseL 20–⁠2376%
Sep 17atWoffordL 17–⁠2147%
Sep 24vsChattanoogaW 48–⁠1078%
Oct 1atElonW 49–⁠764%
Oct 8vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠776%
Oct 15atApp StateL 7–⁠2448%
Oct 22vsThe CitadelW 49–⁠1477%
Oct 29vsSouth Dakota StateW 55–⁠4270%
Nov 5vsFurmanW 27–⁠2452%
Nov 12vsMorehead StateW 63–⁠1772%
Nov 26vsTexas StateIaa PlayoffsL 35–⁠5051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas State 50–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
456–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1440 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.3 No. 18 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mitch Ware
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey

2005 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State6–⁠110–⁠3
Furman5–⁠211–⁠2
Georgia Southern5–⁠28–⁠4
Western Carolina4–⁠35–⁠4
Wofford3–⁠46–⁠5
Chattanooga3–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠54–⁠7
Elon0–⁠73–⁠8

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