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2005 Ohio State

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Jim Tressel, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 34–14; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 22–25; won vs. San Diego State 27–6; won vs. No. 21 Iowa 31–6; lost at No. 16 Penn State 10–17; won vs. No. 16 Michigan State 35–24; won at Indiana 41–10; won at Minnesota 45–31; won vs. Illinois 40–2; won vs. No. 25 Northwestern 48–7; won at No. 17 Michigan 25–21; won vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 34–20+41−7Won 34–14 vs. Miami (OH)+20Miami (OH)Lost 22–25 vs. No. 2 Texas-3No. 2 TexasWon 27–6 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateWon 31–6 vs. No. 21 Iowa+25No. 21 IowaLost 10–17 at No. 16 Penn State-7No. 16 Penn StateWon 35–24 vs. No. 16 Michigan State+11No. 16 Michigan StateWon 41–10 at Indiana+31IndianaWon 45–31 at Minnesota+14MinnesotaWon 40–2 vs. Illinois+38IllinoisWon 48–7 vs. No. 25 Northwestern+41No. 25 NorthwesternWon 25–21 at No. 17 Michigan+4No. 17 MichiganWon 34–20 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame+14No. 7 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMiami (OH)W 34–⁠1466%
Sep 10vs2TexasL 22–⁠2551%
Sep 17vsSan Diego StateW 27–⁠683%
Sep 24vs21IowaW 31–⁠660%
Oct 8at16Penn StateL 10–⁠1752%
Oct 15vs16Michigan StateW 35–⁠2465%
Oct 22atIndianaW 41–⁠1071%
Oct 29atMinnesotaW 45–⁠3156%
Nov 5vsIllinoisW 40–⁠292%
Nov 12vs25NorthwesternW 48–⁠777%
Nov 19at17MichiganW 25–⁠2149%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs7Notre DameFiesta BowlW 34–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 34–⁠20 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Final: 4

Big Ten champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Penn State

Lombardi AwardA.J. Hawk, LB

Consensus All-AmericanA.J. Hawk, LB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
392–⁠183
Coach
Jim Tressel
Elo
1766 +138 this season
SP+ rating
31.2 No. 3 of 118; offense No. 4, defense No. 5
SRS
23.9 No. 3 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Jim Bollman
Defensive coordinators
Jim Heacock and Luke Fickell
Captains
A.J. Hawk, Nick Mangold and Rob Sims
Most valuable player
A.J. Hawk
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 119
  • Defense18th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1348%0.8417th of 119
Defense0.0135%0.9818th 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
Offense-0.1own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 262% 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

Alex Boone OT★★★★★No. 17
Jamario O’Neal CB★★★★★No. 23
Doug Worthington SDE★★★★No. 60
Jim Cordle OG★★★★No. 123
Anderson Russell S★★No. 966

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line24.50.958
Defensive line14.00.976
Defensive backs23.50.890
Whole class63.70.906

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 1A.J. Hawk LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Donte’ Whitner DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 1Bobby Carpenter LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 1Santonio Holmes WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Nick Mangold CNew York Jets
Rd 3Ashton Youboty DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Anthony Schlegel LBNew York Jets
Rd 4Nate Salley DBCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Rob Sims OGSeattle Seahawks

All-Big Ten

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State7–⁠111–⁠13
Ohio State7–⁠110–⁠24
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠315
Iowa5–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern5–⁠37–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠37–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue3–⁠55–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠65–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠7
Illinois0–⁠82–⁠9

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