2005 McNeese

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2005, game by game: won at Georgia Southern 23–20; lost at Southern Miss 20–48; won vs. Texas Southern 46–28; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 33–23; lost at SE Louisiana 13–37; won vs. Sam Houston 31–26; lost vs. Texas State 7–49; won vs. Northwestern State 22–17; lost at Nicholls 26–39+18−42Won 23–20 at Georgia Southern+3Georgia SouthernLost 20–48 at Southern Miss-28Southern MissWon 46–28 vs. Texas Southern+18Texas SouthernWon 33–23 vs. Stephen F. Austin+10Stephen F. Aust…Lost 13–37 at SE Louisiana-24SE LouisianaWon 31–26 vs. Sam Houston+5Sam HoustonLost 7–49 vs. Texas State-42Texas StateWon 22–17 vs. Northwestern State+5Northwestern St…Lost 26–39 at Nicholls-13Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nicholls 39–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠287
Coach
—
Elo
1284 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.1 No. 40 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Viator
Defensive coordinator
Jason Rollins

2005 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas State5–⁠111–⁠2
Nicholls5–⁠16–⁠4
McNeese3–⁠35–⁠4
Northwestern State3–⁠35–⁠5
SE Louisiana2–⁠44–⁠6
Sam Houston2–⁠43–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠55–⁠6

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