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2005 Kentucky

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2005, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 Louisville 24–31; won vs. Idaho State 41–29; lost at Indiana 14–38; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 28–49; lost at South Carolina 16–44; lost at Ole Miss 7–13; won vs. Mississippi State 13–7; lost vs. No. 17 Auburn 27–49; won at Vanderbilt 48–43; lost at No. 14 Georgia 13–45; lost vs. Tennessee 8–27+12−32Lost 24–31 vs. No. 12 Louisville-7No. 12 LouisvilleWon 41–29 vs. Idaho State+12Idaho StateLost 14–38 at Indiana-24IndianaLost 28–49 vs. No. 5 Florida-21No. 5 FloridaLost 16–44 at South Carolina-28South CarolinaLost 7–13 at Ole Miss-6Ole MissWon 13–7 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Lost 27–49 vs. No. 17 Auburn-22No. 17 AuburnWon 48–43 at Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltLost 13–45 at No. 14 Georgia-32No. 14 GeorgiaLost 8–27 vs. Tennessee-19Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs12LouisvilleL 24–⁠3123%
Sep 10vsIdaho StateW 41–⁠2973%
Sep 17atIndianaL 14–⁠3837%
Sep 24vs5FloridaL 28–⁠4923%
Oct 8atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠4426%
Oct 22atOle MissL 7–⁠1328%
Oct 29vsMississippi StateW 13–⁠752%
Nov 5vs17AuburnL 27–⁠4915%
Nov 12atVanderbiltW 48–⁠4333%
Nov 19at14GeorgiaL 13–⁠459%
Nov 26vsTennesseeL 8–⁠2732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 27–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠375
Coach
Rich Brooks
Elo
1346 −46 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 94 of 118; offense No. 86, defense No. 94
SRS
−11.5 No. 100 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joker Phillips
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 119
  • Defense103rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0236%0.9981st of 119
Defense0.1445%0.99103rd 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 301% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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.

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Muhammed AbdullahSAP-2; Coaches-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

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