2005 Houston
6–6 (4–4 Conference USA), coached by Art Briles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sam Houston 31–10Sep 10
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs OregonAt Reliant Stadium | L 24–38 | 47% |
| Sep 10 | vs Sam Houston | W 31–10 | 60% |
| Sep 16 | at UTEP | L 41–44 | 31% |
| Oct 1 | at Tulsa | W 30–23 | 36% |
| Oct 8 | vs Tulane | W 35–14 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs Memphis | L 20–35 | 59% |
| Oct 22 | at Mississippi State | W 28–16 | 50% |
| Nov 5 | at UCF | L 29–31 | 49% |
| Nov 13 | vs Southern Miss | W 27–24 | 48% |
| Nov 19 | vs SMU | L 24–29 | 76% |
| Nov 26 | vs Rice | W 35–18 | 79% |
| Dec 23Bowls & playoff | vs KansasFort Worth Bowl | L 13–42 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 42–13 in the Fort Worth Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 337–324
- Coach
- Art Briles
- Elo
- 1439 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.0 No. 70 of 118; offense No. 49, defense No. 76
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 77 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 79
- Defensive coordinator
- Ron Harris
- Offense
- Veer and shoot
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.04 | 38% | 0.89 | 67th of 119 |
| Defense | -0.02 | 35% | 0.95 | 8th 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 | -0.2 | own 30 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.2 | own 33 | 1% 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
| Keith Demby ATH | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Jeffrey Moturi WR | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Brennan Gleason WR | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Quinten Williams S | ★★ | No. 1127 |
| Norbie Juist OG | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Receivers | 6 | 2.2 | 0.774 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.0 | 0.758 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.789 |
| Whole class | 17 | 2.1 | 0.769 |
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 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 7–1 | 8–5 | |
| Tulsa | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| UTEP | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Memphis | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Southern Miss | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Houston | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 East Carolina | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 UAB | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Marshall | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Tulane | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Rice | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.