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2005 Iowa State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Illinois State 32–21; won vs. No. 8 Iowa 23–3; won at Army 28–21; lost at Nebraska 20–27; lost vs. Baylor 13–23; lost at Missouri 24–27; won vs. Oklahoma State 37–10; won at Texas A&M 42–14; won vs. Kansas State 45–17; won vs. No. 22 Colorado 30–16; lost at Kansas 21–24; lost vs. No. 15 TCU 24–27+28−10Won 32–21 vs. Illinois State+11Illinois StateWon 23–3 vs. No. 8 Iowa+20No. 8 IowaWon 28–21 at Army+7ArmyLost 20–27 at Nebraska-7NebraskaLost 13–23 vs. Baylor-10BaylorLost 24–27 at Missouri-3MissouriWon 37–10 vs. Oklahoma State+27Oklahoma StateWon 42–14 at Texas A&M+28Texas A&MWon 45–17 vs. Kansas State+28Kansas StateWon 30–16 vs. No. 22 Colorado+14No. 22 ColoradoLost 21–24 at Kansas-3KansasLost 24–27 vs. No. 15 TCU-3No. 15 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsIllinois StateW 32–⁠2184%
Sep 10vs8IowaW 23–⁠337%
Sep 23atArmyW 28–⁠2175%
Oct 1atNebraskaL 20–⁠2743%
Oct 8vsBaylorL 13–⁠2370%
Oct 15atMissouriL 24–⁠2740%
Oct 22vsOklahoma StateW 37–⁠1060%
Oct 29atTexas A&MW 42–⁠1432%
Nov 5vsKansas StateW 45–⁠1765%
Nov 12vs22ColoradoW 30–⁠1648%
Nov 26atKansasL 21–⁠2456%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs15TCUHouston BowlL 24–⁠2742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 27–⁠24 in the Houston Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 22
  3. Wk 5: 23
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
339–⁠230
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1592 +91 this season
SP+ rating
13.0 No. 22 of 118; offense No. 58, defense No. 15
SRS
10.6 No. 25 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Barney Cotton
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 119
  • Defense69th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%0.8956th of 119
Defense0.0840%0.9569th 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
Offense-0.1own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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

Reggie Stephens OG★★★No. 493
Marquis Hamilton WR★★★No. 829
Jason Fiacco OG★★★No. 829
Derrick Catlett TE★★★No. 829
Eric Schultz SDE★★No. 966

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers32.70.796
Offensive line23.00.822
Defensive line22.00.755
Linebackers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.745
Whole class122.30.778

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.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 5Tim Dobbins LBSan Diego Chargers

All-Big 12

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas Tech6–⁠29–⁠320
Oklahoma6–⁠28–⁠422
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠6
Nebraska4–⁠48–⁠424
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠65–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠74–⁠7

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