2005 New Mexico
6–5 (4–4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego State 47–24Oct 22
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs UNLV | W 24–22 | 75% |
| Sep 10 | at Missouri | W 45–35 | 47% |
| Sep 17 | vs New Mexico State | W 38–21 | 79% |
| Sep 24 | at UTEP | L 13–21 | 50% |
| Oct 1 | at TCU | L 28–49 | 45% |
| Oct 8 | vs BYU | L 24–27 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | at Wyoming | W 27–24 | 43% |
| Oct 22 | at San Diego State | W 47–24 | 49% |
| Oct 28 | vs Colorado State | L 25–35 | 65% |
| Nov 12 | at Utah | W 31–27 | 32% |
| Nov 19 | vs Air Force | L 24–42 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Air Force 42–24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 326–327
- Coach
- Rocky Long
- Elo
- 1500 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.2 No. 68 of 118; offense No. 54, defense No. 68
- SRS
- −3.3 No. 74 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 87
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Dodd
- Defensive coordinator
- Osia Lewis
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–3–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.02 | 38% | 0.85 | 85th of 119 |
| Defense | -0.07 | 32% | 1.00 | 2nd 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.3 | own 30 | 4% 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
| Luke Walters TE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Doug Crawshaw OG | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Othellus Swift S | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Daryl Jones WR | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Erik Cook OT | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 3 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.0 | 0.745 |
| Whole class | 11 | 2.0 | 0.759 |
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 2 | Ryan Cook C | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 7 | Terrance Pennington OT | Buffalo Bills |
2005 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 8–0 | 11–1 | 11 |
| BYU | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Utah | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 New Mexico | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Air Force | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wyoming | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UNLV | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.