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2005 LSU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Les Miles, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2005, game by game: won at No. 15 Arizona State 35–31; lost vs. No. 10 Tennessee 27–30; won at Mississippi State 37–7; won at Vanderbilt 34–6; won vs. No. 11 Florida 21–17; won vs. No. 16 Auburn 20–17; won vs. North Texas 56–3; won vs. App State 24–0; won at No. 4 Alabama 16–13; won at Ole Miss 40–7; won vs. Arkansas 19–17; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 14–34; won vs. No. 10 Miami 40–3+53−20Won 35–31 at No. 15 Arizona State+4No. 15 Arizona StateLost 27–30 vs. No. 10 Tennessee-3No. 10 TennesseeWon 37–7 at Mississippi State+30Mississippi Sta…Won 34–6 at Vanderbilt+28VanderbiltWon 21–17 vs. No. 11 Florida+4No. 11 FloridaWon 20–17 vs. No. 16 Auburn+3No. 16 AuburnWon 56–3 vs. North Texas+53North TexasWon 24–0 vs. App State+24App StateWon 16–13 at No. 4 Alabama+3No. 4 AlabamaWon 40–7 at Ole Miss+33Ole MissWon 19–17 vs. Arkansas+2ArkansasLost 14–34 vs. No. 13 Georgia-20No. 13 GeorgiaWon 40–3 vs. No. 10 Miami+37No. 10 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at15Arizona StateW 35–⁠3152%
Sep 26vs10TennesseeL 27–⁠3066%
Oct 1atMississippi StateW 37–⁠772%
Oct 8atVanderbiltW 34–⁠671%
Oct 15vs11FloridaW 21–⁠1765%
Oct 22vs16AuburnW 20–⁠1755%
Oct 29vsNorth TexasW 56–⁠389%
Nov 5vsApp StateW 24–⁠086%
Nov 12at4AlabamaW 16–⁠1349%
Nov 19atOle MissW 40–⁠781%
Nov 25vsArkansasW 19–⁠1784%
Dec 3vs13GeorgiaSEC Championship GameL 14–⁠3452%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10MiamiPeach BowlW 40–⁠345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 40–⁠3 in the Peach Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Final: 6

SEC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Auburn

William V. Campbell TrophyRudy Niswanger, C; also the Wuerffel

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
383–⁠185
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1760 +109 this season
SP+ rating
20.3 No. 12 of 118; offense No. 35, defense No. 8
SRS
13.9 No. 12 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Jimbo Fisher
Defensive coordinator
Bo Pelini
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 119
  • Defense7th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1141%1.0427th of 119
Defense-0.0233%1.047th 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 263% 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

Ryan Perrilloux DUAL★★★★★No. 6
Ricky Jean-Francois SDE★★★★No. 56
Al Jones WDE★★★★No. 70
R.J. Jackson ATH★★★★No. 110
Darry Beckwith OLB★★★★No. 123
Antonio Robinson RB★★★★No. 152

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.997
Running backs14.00.900
Defensive line24.00.975
Linebackers14.00.922
Athletes and specialists14.00.937
Whole class64.20.951

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 1Joseph Addai RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Andrew Whitworth OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Claude Wroten DTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 4Skyler Green WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Kyle Williams DTBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Melvin Oliver DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Bennie Brazell WRCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Andrew WhitworthOTAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Claude WrotenDTAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Kyle WilliamsDTAP-1; Coaches-2
  • LaRon LandrySAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Skyler GreenAPBAP-2; Coaches-1

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 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.