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2005 Northern Arizona

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2005, game by game: won vs. Adams State 52–13; lost at Arizona 12–31; won vs. Southern Utah 27–7; lost at Weber State 23–31; lost at Sacramento State 24–38; lost vs. Eastern Washington 14–42; lost vs. Portland State 0–45; lost at Montana State 22–29; lost vs. Montana 0–23; won vs. Idaho State 42–28; lost at Northern Iowa 17–41+39−45Won 52–13 vs. Adams State+39Adams StateLost 12–31 at Arizona-19ArizonaWon 27–7 vs. Southern Utah+20Southern UtahLost 23–31 at Weber State-8Weber StateLost 24–38 at Sacramento State-14Sacramento StateLost 14–42 vs. Eastern Washington-28Eastern Washing…Lost 0–45 vs. Portland State-45Portland StateLost 22–29 at Montana State-7Montana StateLost 0–23 vs. Montana-23MontanaWon 42–28 vs. Idaho State+14Idaho StateLost 17–41 at Northern Iowa-24Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsAdams StateW 52–⁠1364%
Sep 10atArizonaL 12–⁠3124%
Sep 17vsSouthern UtahW 27–⁠757%
Sep 24atWeber StateL 23–⁠3157%
Oct 1atSacramento StateL 24–⁠3860%
Oct 8vsEastern WashingtonL 14–⁠4227%
Oct 22vsPortland StateL 0–⁠4528%
Oct 29atMontana StateL 22–⁠2927%
Nov 5vsMontanaL 0–⁠2318%
Nov 12vsIdaho StateW 42–⁠2837%
Nov 19atNorthern IowaL 17–⁠4117%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 41–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
233–⁠328
Coach
—
Elo
1211 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.9 No. 54 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana5–⁠28–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠27–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠36–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠36–⁠5
Idaho State3–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Arizona1–⁠63–⁠8
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠9

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