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2005 Iowa

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2005, game by game: won vs. Ball State 56–0; lost at Iowa State 3–23; won vs. Northern Iowa 45–21; lost at No. 8 Ohio State 6–31; won vs. Illinois 35–7; won at Purdue 34–17; won vs. Indiana 38–21; lost vs. Michigan 20–23; lost at Northwestern 27–28; won at No. 19 Wisconsin 20–10; won vs. Minnesota 52–28; lost vs. No. 17 Florida 24–31+56−25Won 56–0 vs. Ball State+56Ball StateLost 3–23 at Iowa State-20Iowa StateWon 45–21 vs. Northern Iowa+24Northern IowaLost 6–31 at No. 8 Ohio State-25No. 8 Ohio StateWon 35–7 vs. Illinois+28IllinoisWon 34–17 at Purdue+17PurdueWon 38–21 vs. Indiana+17IndianaLost 20–23 vs. Michigan-3MichiganLost 27–28 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternWon 20–10 at No. 19 Wisconsin+10No. 19 WisconsinWon 52–28 vs. Minnesota+24MinnesotaLost 24–31 vs. No. 17 Florida-7No. 17 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBall StateW 56–⁠086%
Sep 10atIowa StateL 3–⁠2363%
Sep 17vsNorthern IowaW 45–⁠2180%
Sep 24at8Ohio StateL 6–⁠3140%
Oct 1vsIllinoisW 35–⁠782%
Oct 8atPurdueW 34–⁠1749%
Oct 15vsIndianaW 38–⁠2179%
Oct 22vsMichiganL 20–⁠2361%
Nov 5atNorthwesternL 27–⁠2855%
Nov 12at19WisconsinW 20–⁠1041%
Nov 19vsMinnesotaW 52–⁠2865%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs17FloridaOutback BowlL 24–⁠3154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 31–⁠24 in the Outback Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 14: 25
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
360–⁠240
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1656 +10 this season
SP+ rating
20.9 No. 10 of 118; offense No. 13, defense No. 26
SRS
12.8 No. 15 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 119
  • Defense66th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1247%0.8823rd of 119
Defense0.0840%1.0366th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 262% 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

Tony Moeaki TE★★★★★No. 30
Dan Doering OT★★★★★No. 34
Dace Richardson OT★★★★★No. 36
Jake Christensen DUAL★★★★No. 87
Kalvin Bailey FB★★★★No. 94
Rafael Eubanks OG★★★★No. 105
Trey Stross WR★★★★No. 150

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.965
Running backs23.00.875
Receivers24.50.953
Offensive line44.30.928
Defensive line12.00.722
Defensive backs12.00.789
Whole class113.60.895

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 1Chad Greenway LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Abdul Hodge LBGreen Bay Packers

All-Big Ten

4 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State7–⁠111–⁠13
Ohio State7–⁠110–⁠24
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠315
Iowa5–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern5–⁠37–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠37–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue3–⁠55–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠65–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠7
Illinois0–⁠82–⁠9

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