2005 Kansas
7–5 (3–5 Big 12), coached by Mark Mangino. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston 42–13Dec 23
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 30–19 | 60% |
| Sep 10 | vs App State | W 36–8 | 77% |
| Sep 17 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 34–14 | 66% |
| Oct 1 | at 16Texas Tech | L 17–30 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas State | L 3–12 | 39% |
| Oct 15 | vs Oklahoma | L 3–19 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | at Colorado | L 13–44 | 26% |
| Oct 29 | vs Missouri | W 13–3 | 45% |
| Nov 5 | vs Nebraska | W 40–15 | 53% |
| Nov 12 | at 2Texas | L 14–66 | 12% |
| Nov 26 | vs Iowa State | W 24–21 | 44% |
| Dec 23Bowls & playoff | vs HoustonFort Worth Bowl | W 42–13 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Houston 42–13 in the Fort Worth Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–264
- Coach
- Mark Mangino
- Elo
- 1562 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.5 No. 38 of 118; offense No. 82, defense No. 14
- SRS
- 4.8 No. 41 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 41
- Offensive coordinator
- Nick Quartaro
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Young
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.04 | 35% | 1.03 | 110th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.01 | 34% | 1.13 | 19th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 32 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.4 | own 27 | 2% 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
| Russell Brorsen SDE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| James Holt S | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Darius Warner SDE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Jonathan Throneberry DT | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Arist Wright ATH | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
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.
All-Big 12
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Charlton KeithDLCoaches-1; Media-1- Nick ReidLBCoaches-1; Media-1
- Charles GordonAPBCoaches-1; Media-2
Second team
- Jermial AshleyDLCoaches-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 6–2 | 9–3 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 6–2 | 8–4 | 22 |
| Colorado | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Nebraska | 4–4 | 8–4 | 24 |
| Missouri | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Kansas | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
 Texas A&M | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
 Baylor | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
 Oklahoma State | 1–7 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.