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2005 Michigan

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Lloyd Carr.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2005, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 33–17; lost vs. No. 20 Notre Dame 10–17; won vs. Eastern Michigan 55–0; lost at Wisconsin 20–23; won at No. 11 Michigan State 34–31; lost vs. Minnesota 20–23; won vs. No. 8 Penn State 27–25; won at Iowa 23–20; won at No. 21 Northwestern 33–17; won vs. Indiana 41–14; lost vs. No. 9 Ohio State 21–25; lost vs. Nebraska 28–32+55−7Won 33–17 vs. Northern Illinois+16Northern Illino…Lost 10–17 vs. No. 20 Notre Dame-7No. 20 Notre DameWon 55–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+55Eastern MichiganLost 20–23 at Wisconsin-3WisconsinWon 34–31 at No. 11 Michigan State+3No. 11 Michigan StateLost 20–23 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 27–25 vs. No. 8 Penn State+2No. 8 Penn StateWon 23–20 at Iowa+3IowaWon 33–17 at No. 21 Northwestern+16No. 21 NorthwesternWon 41–14 vs. Indiana+27IndianaLost 21–25 vs. No. 9 Ohio State-4No. 9 Ohio StateLost 28–32 vs. Nebraska-4Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern IllinoisW 33–⁠1766%
Sep 10vs20Notre DameL 10–⁠1768%
Sep 17vsEastern MichiganW 55–⁠084%
Sep 24atWisconsinL 20–⁠2344%
Oct 1at11Michigan StateW 34–⁠3144%
Oct 8vsMinnesotaL 20–⁠2365%
Oct 15vs8Penn StateW 27–⁠2557%
Oct 22atIowaW 23–⁠2039%
Oct 29at21NorthwesternW 33–⁠1753%
Nov 12vsIndianaW 41–⁠1487%
Nov 19vs9Ohio StateL 21–⁠2551%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsNebraskaAlamo BowlL 28–⁠3264%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 32–⁠28 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 6: 21
  6. Wk 9: 25
  7. Wk 10: 22
  8. Wk 11: 21
  9. Wk 12: 17
  10. Wk 13: 22
  11. Wk 14: 20
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 3
Points
345–⁠244
Coach
Lloyd Carr
Elo
1642 +8 this season
SP+ rating
18.1 No. 18 of 118; offense No. 27, defense No. 18
SRS
15.2 No. 7 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Terry Malone
Defensive coordinator
Jim Herrmann
Captains
Jason Avant and Pat Massey
Most valuable player
Jason Avant
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 119
  • Defense77th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9162nd of 119
Defense0.0941%0.9577th 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 362% allowed
Defense-0.2own 272% 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

Kevin Grady RB★★★★★No. 21
Marques Slocum OG★★★★★No. 33
Mario Manningham WR★★★★No. 52
Antonio Bass WR★★★★No. 57
Cory Zirbel OT★★★★No. 85
Terrance Taylor DT★★★★No. 93
James McKinney DT★★★★No. 95

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.846
Receivers24.00.978
Offensive line24.50.976
Defensive line24.00.962
Whole class84.00.940

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 4Gabe Watson DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Jason Avant WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Tim Massaquoi TETampa Bay Buccaneers

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Jason AvantWRCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Matt LentzOGCoaches-2; Media-1
  • Adam StenavichOTCoaches-2; Media-1
  • Gabe WatsonDLCoaches-1; Media-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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State7–⁠111–⁠13
Ohio State7–⁠110–⁠24
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠315
Iowa5–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern5–⁠37–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠37–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue3–⁠55–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠65–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠7
Illinois0–⁠82–⁠9

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