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2005 Idaho

2–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Nick Holt.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2005, game by game: lost at Washington State 26–38; lost at UNLV 31–34; lost at Washington 6–34; lost vs. Hawai’i 0–24; won vs. Utah State 27–13; lost at Nevada 14–62; lost vs. No. 24 Fresno State 10–40; won at New Mexico State 38–37; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 38–41; lost at Boise State 35–70; lost at San José State 18–26+14−48Lost 26–38 at Washington State-12Washington StateLost 31–34 at UNLV-3UNLVLost 6–34 at Washington-28WashingtonLost 0–24 vs. Hawai’i-24Hawai’iWon 27–13 vs. Utah State+14Utah StateLost 14–62 at Nevada-48NevadaLost 10–40 vs. No. 24 Fresno State-30No. 24 Fresno StateWon 38–37 at New Mexico State+1New Mexico StateLost 38–41 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 35–70 at Boise State-35Boise StateLost 18–26 at San José State-8San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atWashington StateL 26–⁠3823%
Sep 10atUNLVL 31–⁠3438%
Sep 17atWashingtonL 6–⁠3439%
Sep 24vsHawai’iL 0–⁠2435%
Oct 1vsUtah StateW 27–⁠1346%
Oct 8atNevadaL 14–⁠6232%
Oct 22vs24Fresno StateL 10–⁠4017%
Oct 29atNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠3739%
Nov 12vsLouisiana TechL 38–⁠4129%
Nov 19atBoise StateL 35–⁠708%
Nov 26atSan José StateL 18–⁠2642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 26–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠419
Coach
Nick Holt
Elo
1278 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.9 No. 114 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 97
Offensive coordinators
Nate Kaczor and Joel Thomas
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 119
  • Defense65th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0435%0.85113th of 119
Defense0.0839%0.9765th 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense-0.6own 331% 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

Matt Askew WR★★★No. 954
DeAngelo Ramsey WR★★No. 1132
Tone Taupule S★★No. 1132
Matt O’Donnell OG★★No. 1132
Irvin Stevens OG★★No. 1532

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers42.30.742
Offensive line62.00.732
Defensive line32.00.700
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs22.00.750
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class182.10.727

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 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠19–⁠3
Boise State7–⁠19–⁠4
Louisiana Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠63–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠80–⁠12

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