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2005 Idaho State

5–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 38–13; lost at Kentucky 29–41; won vs. Montana Western 37–0; won vs. Eastern Washington 34–30; lost at Montana State 28–30; lost vs. Montana 10–32; won at Sacramento State 27–17; lost at Weber State 21–30; won vs. Portland State 36–34; lost vs. Northern Arizona 28–42; lost at Cal Poly 10–35+37−25Won 38–13 vs. Southern Utah+25Southern UtahLost 29–41 at Kentucky-12KentuckyWon 37–0 vs. Montana Western+37Montana WesternWon 34–30 vs. Eastern Washington+4Eastern Washing…Lost 28–30 at Montana State-2Montana StateLost 10–32 vs. Montana-22MontanaWon 27–17 at Sacramento State+10Sacramento StateLost 21–30 at Weber State-9Weber StateWon 36–34 vs. Portland State+2Portland StateLost 28–42 vs. Northern Arizona-14Northern ArizonaLost 10–35 at Cal Poly-25Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSouthern UtahW 38–⁠1351%
Sep 10atKentuckyL 29–⁠4127%
Sep 17vsMontana WesternW 37–⁠067%
Sep 24vsEastern WashingtonW 34–⁠3039%
Oct 1atMontana StateL 28–⁠3039%
Oct 8vsMontanaL 10–⁠3239%
Oct 22atSacramento StateW 27–⁠1753%
Oct 29atWeber StateL 21–⁠3046%
Nov 5vsPortland StateW 36–⁠3441%
Nov 12vsNorthern ArizonaL 28–⁠4263%
Nov 19atCal PolyL 10–⁠3520%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠304
Coach
—
Elo
1233 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.7 No. 34 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana5–⁠28–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠27–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠36–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠36–⁠5
Idaho State3–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Arizona1–⁠63–⁠8
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠9

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