2005 Missouri State

4–⁠6 (0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2005, game by game: lost at Arkansas 17–49; won vs. Quincy 51–14; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 45–21; lost vs. Southern Illinois 23–30; won vs. Northern Iowa 24–21; lost at Western Kentucky 28–37; lost at Youngstown State 7–31; won vs. Indiana State 31–27; lost vs. Illinois State 23–48; lost at Western Illinois 24–34+37−32Lost 17–49 at Arkansas-32ArkansasWon 51–14 vs. Quincy+37QuincyWon 45–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+24Southeast Misso…Lost 23–30 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Won 24–21 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 28–37 at Western Kentucky-9Western KentuckyLost 7–31 at Youngstown State-24Youngstown StateWon 31–27 vs. Indiana State+4Indiana StateLost 23–48 vs. Illinois State-25Illinois StateLost 24–34 at Western Illinois-10Western Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Illinois 34–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠312
Coach
—
Elo
1253 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.2 No. 50 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dennis Darnell
Defensive coordinator
Deion Melvin
Captains
A.J. Porter, Steve Kohenskey, Sid Rone, Kevin Sears and Jon Scifres

2005 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Kentucky1–⁠06–⁠5
Missouri State0–⁠14–⁠6

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