2005 New Mexico State

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Hal Mumme.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2005, game by game: lost vs. UTEP 17–34; lost at Colorado 0–39; lost at New Mexico 21–38; lost vs. No. 13 California 13–41; lost at Louisiana Tech 14–34; lost vs. Fresno State 7–37; lost at Hawai’i 28–49; lost vs. Idaho 37–38; lost at Boise State 6–56; lost vs. Nevada 24–48; lost at San José State 10–27; lost vs. Utah State 21–24+7−50Lost 17–34 vs. UTEP-17UTEPLost 0–39 at Colorado-39ColoradoLost 21–38 at New Mexico-17New MexicoLost 13–41 vs. No. 13 California-28No. 13 CaliforniaLost 14–34 at Louisiana Tech-20Louisiana TechLost 7–37 vs. Fresno State-30Fresno StateLost 28–49 at Hawai’i-21Hawai’iLost 37–38 vs. Idaho-1IdahoLost 6–56 at Boise State-50Boise StateLost 24–48 vs. Nevada-24NevadaLost 10–27 at San José State-17San José StateLost 21–24 vs. Utah State-3Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠465
Coach
Hal Mumme
Elo
1247 −193 this season
SP+ rating
-29.2 No. 117 of 118; offense No. 110, defense No. 118
SRS
−23.6 No. 119 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 117
Offensive coordinators
Gary Goff and Matt Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Woody Widenhofer
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 119
  • Defense107th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0033%1.16102nd of 119
Defense0.1447%0.83107th 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
Offense0.0own 265% allowed
Defense0.0own 371% 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

Jahmeel Hobson WR★★No. 1901
Roberto Davis OG★★No. 1901
Maveu Heimuli OG★★No. 1901
Dustin Bruns OG★★No. 1901
Chris Woods CB★★No. 1901

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers32.00.700
Offensive line52.00.700
Defensive line32.00.700
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs42.00.700
Whole class182.00.700

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.

2005 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠19–⁠3
Boise State7–⁠19–⁠4
Louisiana Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠63–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠80–⁠12

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