2005 Howard
3–6 (1–6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 39–21Sep 24
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Florida A&M | L 20–33 | 36% |
| Sep 24 | atSavannah State | W 39–21 | 66% |
| Oct 1 | vs Charleston Southern | W 27–22 | 56% |
| Oct 15 | at Morgan State | L 0–7 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 16–0 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | at Norfolk State | L 7–26 | 65% |
| Nov 5 | vs South Carolina State | L 9–23 | 31% |
| Nov 12 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 16–45 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | at Delaware State | L 7–23 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Delaware State 23–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Howard’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vsHampton | L 12–22 | Howard’s article, Hampton’s article |
| — | vsWinston-Salem State | W 20–6 | Howard’s article |
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 7th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 141–200
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1162 −84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −44.1 No. 90 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 2006
The 2006 draft| Rd 6 | Antoine Bethea DB | Indianapolis Colts |
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hampton | 7–0 | 9–1 | |
| South Carolina State | 7–1 | 7–2 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Delaware State | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4–4 | 5–4 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
 Howard | 1–6 | 3–6 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.