2005 Northern Colorado

4–⁠7 (0–⁠5 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2005, game by game: won vs. Colorado School of Mines 52–31; lost at Western Illinois 23–28; won vs. SE Louisiana 35–19; lost vs. Portland State 17–41; lost vs. Cal Poly 14–31; lost at Southern Utah 17–20; won vs. Fort Lewis 45–14; lost at North Dakota State 0–44; won vs. Sam Houston 24–3; lost vs. South Dakota State 14–30; lost at UC Davis 14–24+31−44Won 52–31 vs. Colorado School of Mines+21Colorado School…Lost 23–28 at Western Illinois-5Western IllinoisWon 35–19 vs. SE Louisiana+16SE LouisianaLost 17–41 vs. Portland State-24Portland StateLost 14–31 vs. Cal Poly-17Cal PolyLost 17–20 at Southern Utah-3Southern UtahWon 45–14 vs. Fort Lewis+31Fort LewisLost 0–44 at North Dakota State-44North Dakota St…Won 24–3 vs. Sam Houston+21Sam HoustonLost 14–30 vs. South Dakota State-16South Dakota St…Lost 14–24 at UC Davis-10UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1214 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.5 No. 51 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 6Reed Doughty DBWashington Redskins

2005 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cal Poly4–⁠19–⁠4
UC Davis4–⁠16–⁠5
North Dakota State3–⁠27–⁠4
South Dakota State3–⁠26–⁠5
Southern Utah1–⁠41–⁠9
Northern Colorado0–⁠54–⁠7

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