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2005 Maryland

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2005, game by game: won at Navy 23–20; lost vs. No. 25 Clemson 24–28; lost vs. West Virginia 19–31; won at Wake Forest 22–12; won vs. No. 19 Virginia 45–33; won at Temple 38–7; lost vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech 9–28; lost at No. 10 Florida State 27–35; won at North Carolina 33–30; lost vs. No. 23 Boston College 16–31; lost at NC State 14–20+31−19Won 23–20 at Navy+3NavyLost 24–28 vs. No. 25 Clemson-4No. 25 ClemsonLost 19–31 vs. West Virginia-12West VirginiaWon 22–12 at Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 45–33 vs. No. 19 Virginia+12No. 19 VirginiaWon 38–7 at Temple+31TempleLost 9–28 vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech-19No. 3 Virginia TechLost 27–35 at No. 10 Florida State-8No. 10 Florida StateWon 33–30 at North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 16–31 vs. No. 23 Boston College-15No. 23 Boston CollegeLost 14–20 at NC State-6NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNavyW 23–⁠2042%
Sep 10vs25ClemsonL 24–⁠2855%
Sep 17vsWest VirginiaL 19–⁠3149%
Sep 24atWake ForestW 22–⁠1253%
Oct 1vs19VirginiaW 45–⁠3345%
Oct 8atTempleW 38–⁠775%
Oct 20vs3Virginia TechL 9–⁠2835%
Oct 29at10Florida StateL 27–⁠3526%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠3045%
Nov 19vs23Boston CollegeL 16–⁠3148%
Nov 26atNC StateL 14–⁠2046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠275
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1519 −19 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 36 of 118; offense No. 41, defense No. 40
SRS
4.5 No. 42 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 22

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 119
  • Defense55th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0944%0.9940th of 119
Defense0.0639%0.9055th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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

Melvin Alaeze SDE★★★★★No. 20
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR★★★★No. 123
Anthony Wiseman CB★★★★No. 123
Isaiah Williams WR★★★No. 493
Dwight Galt WDE★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.50.878
Offensive line12.00.722
Defensive line42.80.801
Defensive backs14.00.922
Whole class83.00.825

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 1Vernon Davis TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2D’Qwell Jackson LBCleveland Browns
Rd 7Gerrick McPhearson DBNew York Giants

All-ACC

2 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠27
Miami6–⁠29–⁠317
Boston College5–⁠39–⁠318
Florida State5–⁠38–⁠523
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠5
Clemson4–⁠48–⁠421
North Carolina4–⁠45–⁠6
NC State3–⁠57–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠57–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠54–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠10

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