2005 Norfolk State
4–5 (2–5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 58–29Oct 1
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 61–63 | 28% |
| Oct 1 | atSavannah State | W 58–29 | 51% |
| Oct 6 | vs South Carolina State | L 21–35 | 25% |
| Oct 15 | vs Hampton | L 14–55 | 16% |
| Oct 22 | at Florida A&M | L 17–31 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | vs Howard | W 26–7 | 35% |
| Nov 5 | at Morgan State | W 24–21 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at Delaware State | L 17–38 | 29% |
| Nov 19 | vs Liberty | W 34–17 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Liberty 34–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Norfolk State’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsVirginia State | L 6–34 | Norfolk State’s article |
| Sep 10 | atNorth Carolina A&T | L 14–16 | North Carolina A&T’s article, Norfolk State’s article |
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 2–5 6th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–296
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1164 +61 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −38.7 No. 76 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 7–0 | 9–1 | |
| South Carolina State | 7–1 | 7–2 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Delaware State | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4–4 | 5–4 | |
 Norfolk State | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Howard | 1–6 | 3–6 | |
 North Carolina A&T | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.