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2005 Missouri

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2005, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 44–17; lost vs. New Mexico 35–45; won vs. Troy 52–21; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 20–51; won at Oklahoma State 38–31; won vs. Iowa State 27–24; won vs. Nebraska 41–24; lost at Kansas 3–13; lost at No. 25 Colorado 12–41; won vs. Baylor 31–16; lost at Kansas State 28–36; won vs. South Carolina 38–31+31−31Won 44–17 vs. Arkansas State+27Arkansas StateLost 35–45 vs. New Mexico-10New MexicoWon 52–21 vs. Troy+31TroyLost 20–51 vs. No. 2 Texas-31No. 2 TexasWon 38–31 at Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 27–24 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 41–24 vs. Nebraska+17NebraskaLost 3–13 at Kansas-10KansasLost 12–41 at No. 25 Colorado-29No. 25 ColoradoWon 31–16 vs. Baylor+15BaylorLost 28–36 at Kansas State-8Kansas StateWon 38–31 vs. South Carolina+7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsArkansas StateW 44–⁠1766%
Sep 10vsNew MexicoL 35–⁠4553%
Sep 17vsTroyW 52–⁠2159%
Oct 1vs2TexasL 20–⁠5130%
Oct 8atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠3137%
Oct 15vsIowa StateW 27–⁠2460%
Oct 22vsNebraskaW 41–⁠2451%
Oct 29atKansasL 3–⁠1355%
Nov 5at25ColoradoL 12–⁠4128%
Nov 12vsBaylorW 31–⁠1670%
Nov 19atKansas StateL 28–⁠3648%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsSouth CarolinaIndependence BowlW 38–⁠3144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 38–⁠31 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
369–⁠350
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1533 +45 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 49 of 118; offense No. 47, defense No. 41
SRS
2.8 No. 52 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 42
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 119
  • Defense14th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0433%0.96112th of 119
Defense-0.0037%0.9314th 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-0.3own 281% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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

Herman King WDE★★★No. 829
Matt Casaday K★★★No. 829
Jon Gissinger TE★★No. 966
Jason Townson DT★★No. 1132
Chris Hudgins TE★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.778
Defensive line22.50.789
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class52.40.789

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 4Brad Smith WRNew York Jets
Rd 7Tony Palmer OGSt. Louis Rams

All-Big 12

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Tony PalmerOGCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Brad SmithAPBMedia-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 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas Tech6–⁠29–⁠320
Oklahoma6–⁠28–⁠422
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠6
Nebraska4–⁠48–⁠424
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠65–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠74–⁠7

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