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2005 Oklahoma

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2005, game by game: lost vs. TCU 10–17; won vs. Tulsa 31–15; lost at UCLA 24–41; won vs. Kansas State 43–21; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 12–45; won vs. Kansas 19–3; won vs. Baylor 37–30; won at Nebraska 31–24; won vs. Texas A&M 36–30; lost at No. 21 Texas Tech 21–23; won vs. Oklahoma State 42–14; won vs. No. 8 Oregon 17–14+28−33Lost 10–17 vs. TCU-7TCUWon 31–15 vs. Tulsa+16TulsaLost 24–41 at UCLA-17UCLAWon 43–21 vs. Kansas State+22Kansas StateLost 12–45 vs. No. 2 Texas-33No. 2 TexasWon 19–3 vs. Kansas+16KansasWon 37–30 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 31–24 at Nebraska+7NebraskaWon 36–30 vs. Texas A&M+6Texas A&MLost 21–23 at No. 21 Texas Tech-2No. 21 Texas TechWon 42–14 vs. Oklahoma State+28Oklahoma StateWon 17–14 vs. No. 8 Oregon+3No. 8 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsTCUL 10–⁠1780%
Sep 10vsTulsaW 31–⁠1586%
Sep 17atUCLAL 24–⁠4156%
Oct 1vsKansas StateW 43–⁠2168%
Oct 8vs2TexasL 12–⁠4539%
Oct 15vsKansasW 19–⁠367%
Oct 22vsBaylorW 37–⁠3080%
Oct 29atNebraskaW 31–⁠2457%
Nov 12vsTexas A&MW 36–⁠3076%
Nov 19at21Texas TechL 21–⁠2345%
Nov 26vsOklahoma StateW 42–⁠1483%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs8OregonHoliday BowlW 17–⁠1450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 17–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Final: 22
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 7
Points
323–⁠277
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1696 −5 this season
SP+ rating
19.0 No. 16 of 118; offense No. 39, defense No. 9
SRS
11.2 No. 22 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinators
Chuck Long and Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables
Captains
Dusty Dvoracek, Clint Ingram, Davin Joseph and J.D. Runnels
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 119
  • Defense15th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0436%1.0166th of 119
Defense-0.0033%1.1315th 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
Offense0.0own 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 302% 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

DeMarcus Granger DT★★★★★No. 7
Reggie Smith CB★★★★No. 44
Ryan Reynolds OLB★★★★No. 47
Malcolm Kelly WR★★★★No. 57
Curtis Lofton ILB★★★★No. 61
Keenan Clayton S★★★★No. 71
Eric Huggins WR★★★★No. 79
Nic Harris OLB★★★★No. 90

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers24.00.973
Defensive line15.00.996
Linebackers44.00.960
Defensive backs24.00.978
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class103.90.950

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 1Davin Joseph OGTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Chris Chester CBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Dusty Dvoracek DTChicago Bears
Rd 3Travis Wilson WRCleveland Browns
Rd 3Clint Ingram LBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6J.D. Runnels RBChicago Bears

All-Big 12

4 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 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas Tech6–⁠29–⁠320
Oklahoma6–⁠28–⁠422
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠6
Nebraska4–⁠48–⁠424
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠65–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠74–⁠7

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