2005 Ole Miss

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ed Orgeron. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat The Citadel 27–⁠7Oct 8
By 20 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 5	atMemphis	W 10–⁠6	37%
Sep 17	atVanderbilt	L 23–⁠31	54%
Sep 24	vsWyoming	L 14–⁠24	59%
Oct 1	at10Tennessee	L 10–⁠27	22%
Oct 8	vsThe Citadel	W 27–⁠7	80%
Oct 15	vs6Alabama	L 10–⁠13	34%
Oct 22	vsKentucky	W 13–⁠7	72%
Oct 29	at19Auburn	L 3–⁠27	16%
Nov 12	vsArkansas	L 17–⁠28	55%
Nov 19	vs4LSU	L 7–⁠40	19%
Nov 26	atMississippi State	L 14–⁠35	55%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record: 3–⁠8
Conference: 1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final: Unranked
Points: 148–⁠245
Coach: Ed Orgeron
Elo: 1383 −114 this season
SP+ rating: -4.2 No. 81 of 118; offense No. 103, defense No. 36
SRS: −9.8 No. 93 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class: No. 32

Offensive coordinator: Noel Mazzone
Captains: Michael Bozeman and Tre’ Stallings
Offense: Spread
Defense: 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

Offense94th of 119
Defense72nd of 119

	EPA per play	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense		0.01	32%	1.21	94th of 119
Defense		0.09	42%	0.98	72nd 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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		-0.1	own 30	5% allowed
Defense		0.0	own 33	2% 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

Jerrell Powe DT	★★★★★	No. 24
Michael Oher OT	★★★★★	No. 38
Gary Riggs S	★★★	No. 493
Tyson Andrus CB	★★★	No. 829
Lamark Armour SDE	★★★	No. 829

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

The 2005 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	2.0	0.767
Receivers	3	2.0	0.774
Offensive line	3	3.3	0.861
Defensive line	2	4.0	0.900
Linebackers	2	2.0	0.722
Defensive backs	4	2.5	0.794
Athletes and specialists	1	2.0	0.767
Whole class	16	2.6	0.804

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 6

Tre’ Stallings OG

Kansas City Chiefs

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

Tre’ StallingsOTCoaches-1
Patrick WillisLBAP-1; Coaches-1

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

2005 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
LSU	7–⁠1	11–⁠2	6
Auburn	7–⁠1	9–⁠3	14
Alabama	6–⁠2	10–⁠2	8
Georgia	6–⁠2	10–⁠3	10
Florida	5–⁠3	9–⁠3	12
South Carolina	5–⁠3	7–⁠5
Vanderbilt	3–⁠5	5–⁠6
Tennessee	3–⁠5	5–⁠6
Arkansas	2–⁠6	4–⁠7
Kentucky	2–⁠6	3–⁠8
Mississippi State	1–⁠7	3–⁠8
Ole Miss	1–⁠7	3–⁠8

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