2005 Purdue
5–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Joe Tiller. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 37–3Nov 12
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Akron | W 49–24 | 71% |
| Sep 17 | at Arizona | W 31–24 | 65% |
| Sep 24 | at Minnesota | L 35–42 | 45% |
| Oct 1 | vs 13Notre Dame | L 28–49 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | vs Iowa | L 17–34 | 51% |
| Oct 15 | vs Northwestern | L 29–34 | 63% |
| Oct 22 | at 19Wisconsin | L 20–31 | 25% |
| Oct 29 | at 11Penn State | L 15–33 | 26% |
| Nov 5 | vs Michigan State | W 28–21 | 50% |
| Nov 12 | vs Illinois | W 37–3 | 79% |
| Nov 19 | at Indiana | W 41–14 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 41–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 12
- Wk 4: 11
- Wk 5: 22
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 330–309
- Coach
- Joe Tiller
- Elo
- 1547 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.8 No. 28 of 118; offense No. 15, defense No. 52
- SRS
- 7.7 No. 32 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 27
- Offensive coordinator
- Jim Chaney
- Defensive coordinator
- Brock Spack
- Captains
- Charles Davis, Matt Turner, Brandon Villarreal and Jerod Void
- Most valuable player
- Rob Ninkovich
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.11 | 43% | 1.02 | 31st of 119 |
| Defense | 0.10 | 43% | 1.00 | 86th 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 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 28 | 3% 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
| Selwyn Lymon WR | ★★★★ | No. 50 |
| J.B. Paxson SDE | ★★★★ | No. 112 |
| Frank Halliburton WDE | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Alec Huber TE | ★★ | No. 1532 |
| Todshon Jones CB | ★★ | No. 1532 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.5 | 0.874 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.8 | 0.827 |
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 2 | Bernard Pollard DB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rd 4 | Ray Edwards DE | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 5 | Rob Ninkovich DE | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 5 | Charles Davis TE | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Ten
3 second teamSecond team
Dorien BryantWRMedia-2- Jordan GrimesOGCoaches-2
- Rob NinkovichDLCoaches-2; Media-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 7–1 | 11–1 | 3 |
 Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3 | 10–3 | 15 |
| Iowa | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Northwestern | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Michigan | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Michigan State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Illinois | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.