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2005 Louisville

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Bobby Petrino, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2005, game by game: won at Kentucky 31–24; won vs. Oregon State 63–27; lost at South Florida 14–45; won vs. Florida Atlantic 61–10; won vs. North Carolina 69–14; lost at West Virginia 44–46; won at Cincinnati 46–22; won vs. Pittsburgh 42–20; won vs. Rutgers 56–5; won vs. Syracuse 41–17; won at UConn 30–20; lost vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 24–35+55−31Won 31–24 at Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 63–27 vs. Oregon State+36Oregon StateLost 14–45 at South Florida-31South FloridaWon 61–10 vs. Florida Atlantic+51Florida AtlanticWon 69–14 vs. North Carolina+55North CarolinaLost 44–46 at West Virginia-2West VirginiaWon 46–22 at Cincinnati+24CincinnatiWon 42–20 vs. Pittsburgh+22PittsburghWon 56–5 vs. Rutgers+51RutgersWon 41–17 vs. Syracuse+24SyracuseWon 30–20 at UConn+10UConnLost 24–35 vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech-11No. 5 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atKentuckyW 31–⁠2477%
Sep 17vsOregon StateW 63–⁠2765%
Sep 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠4572%
Oct 1vsFlorida AtlanticW 61–⁠1085%
Oct 8vsNorth CarolinaW 69–⁠1473%
Oct 15atWest VirginiaL 44–⁠4649%
Oct 22atCincinnatiW 46–⁠2262%
Nov 3vsPittsburghW 42–⁠2074%
Nov 11vsRutgersW 56–⁠581%
Nov 26vsSyracuseW 41–⁠1791%
Dec 3atUConnW 30–⁠2069%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs5Virginia TechGator BowlL 24–⁠3547%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 35–⁠24 in the Gator Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big East.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 24
  6. Wk 6: 23
  7. Wk 7: 19
  8. Wk 10: 24
  9. Wk 11: 23
  10. Wk 12: 18
  11. Wk 13: 17
  12. Wk 14: 16
  13. Final: 19

Ted Hendricks AwardElvis Dumervil, DE; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanElvis Dumervil, DE

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Big East
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 9
Points
521–⁠285
Coach
Bobby Petrino
Elo
1703 +46 this season
SP+ rating
20.3 No. 12 of 118; offense No. 5, defense No. 39
SRS
12.7 No. 16 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 36
Offensive coordinator
Paul Petrino
Defensive coordinator
Mike Cassity
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 119
  • Defense31st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1948%0.995th of 119
Defense0.0336%1.0931st 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-0.2own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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

Earl Heyman SDE★★★★No. 113
Brian Roche OT★★★No. 238
Careg Bonner TE★★★No. 829
Blake Boyd ILB★★★No. 829
Jonathon Holston SDE★★★No. 954

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers32.30.752
Offensive line13.00.878
Defensive line42.80.800
Linebackers13.00.811
Defensive backs32.00.759
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class142.50.785

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 3Jason Spitz OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Elvis Dumervil DEDenver Broncos
Rd 5Brandon Johnson LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Montavious Stanley DTDallas Cowboys

2005 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠15
Louisville5–⁠29–⁠319
Rutgers4–⁠37–⁠5
South Florida4–⁠36–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠35–⁠6
UConn2–⁠55–⁠6
Cincinnati2–⁠54–⁠7
Syracuse0–⁠71–⁠10

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