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2005 Oregon

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2005, game by game: won at Houston 38–24; won vs. Montana 47–14; won vs. No. 23 Fresno State 37–34; lost vs. No. 1 USC 13–45; won at Stanford 44–20; won at No. 17 Arizona State 31–17; won vs. Washington 45–21; won at Arizona 28–21; won vs. No. 23 California 27–20; won at Washington State 34–31; won vs. Oregon State 56–14; lost vs. Oklahoma 14–17+42−32Won 38–24 at Houston+14HoustonWon 47–14 vs. Montana+33MontanaWon 37–34 vs. No. 23 Fresno State+3No. 23 Fresno StateLost 13–45 vs. No. 1 USC-32No. 1 USCWon 44–20 at Stanford+24StanfordWon 31–17 at No. 17 Arizona State+14No. 17 Arizona StateWon 45–21 vs. Washington+24WashingtonWon 28–21 at Arizona+7ArizonaWon 27–20 vs. No. 23 California+7No. 23 CaliforniaWon 34–31 at Washington State+3Washington StateWon 56–14 vs. Oregon State+42Oregon StateLost 14–17 vs. Oklahoma-3Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHoustonAt Reliant StadiumW 38–⁠2453%
Sep 10vsMontanaW 47–⁠1472%
Sep 17vs23Fresno StateW 37–⁠3450%
Sep 24vs1USCL 13–⁠4528%
Oct 1atStanfordW 44–⁠2054%
Oct 8at17Arizona StateW 31–⁠1737%
Oct 15vsWashingtonW 45–⁠2184%
Oct 22atArizonaW 28–⁠2172%
Nov 5vs23CaliforniaW 27–⁠2055%
Nov 12atWashington StateW 34–⁠3164%
Nov 19vsOregon StateW 56–⁠1472%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsOklahomaHoliday BowlL 14–⁠1750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 17–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 24
  2. Wk 6: 25
  3. Wk 7: 20
  4. Wk 8: 15
  5. Wk 9: 14
  6. Wk 10: 15
  7. Wk 11: 11
  8. Wk 12: 10
  9. Wk 13: 8
  10. Wk 14: 8
  11. Final: 12

Led the nationJonathan Stewart: kickoff return average (33.7)

Consensus All-AmericanHaloti Ngata, DT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 8
Points
414–⁠278
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1666 +157 this season
SP+ rating
18.1 No. 18 of 118; offense No. 24, defense No. 21
SRS
15.2 No. 7 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 119
  • Defense4th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0236%0.9573rd of 119
Defense-0.0532%0.994th 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-0.2own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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

Jonathan Stewart RB★★★★★No. 12
Matt Bramow S★★★No. 829
Levi Horn TE★★No. 1521
Tucker Callahan OLB★★No. 1699
Simi Toeaina DT★★No. 1901

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.995
Receivers12.00.744
Defensive line12.00.700
Linebackers12.00.722
Defensive backs13.00.811
Whole class52.80.795

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 1Haloti Ngata DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Kellen Clemens QBNew York Jets
Rd 4Demetrius Williams WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Justin Phinisee DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 5 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠012–⁠12
Oregon7–⁠110–⁠212
UCLA6–⁠210–⁠216
California4–⁠48–⁠425
Arizona State4–⁠47–⁠5
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon State3–⁠55–⁠6
Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠74–⁠7
Washington1–⁠72–⁠9

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