2005 Rice
1–10 (1–7 Conference USA), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 42–34Nov 12
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at UCLA | L 21–63 | 21% |
| Sep 17 | at 2Texas | L 10–51 | 9% |
| Oct 1 | at UAB | L 26–45 | 24% |
| Oct 8 | at East Carolina | L 28–41 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs Tulsa | L 21–41 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | vs Navy | L 9–41 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | vs UTEP | L 31–38 | 22% |
| Nov 5 | at SMU | L 7–27 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | vs Tulane | W 42–34 | 41% |
| Nov 19 | vs UCF | L 28–31 | 32% |
| Nov 26 | at Houston | L 18–35 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 35–18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 241–447
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1271 −119 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.6 No. 110 of 118; offense No. 89, defense No. 117
- SRS
- −16.6 No. 106 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 94
- Offensive coordinator
- Scott Wachenheim
- Defensive coordinator
- Roger Hinshaw
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.02 | 39% | 0.91 | 83rd of 119 |
| Defense | 0.17 | 47% | 0.97 | 115th 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 | 0.0 | own 28 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.5 | 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
| Christopher Douglas APB | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Brian Raines OLB | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Chris Ptaszek OG | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Tristan Thomas RB | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Jeramy Goodson CB | ★★ | No. 1132 |
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 |
| Running backs | 4 | 2.3 | 0.761 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.759 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 17 | 2.1 | 0.765 |
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.
2005 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 7–1 | 8–5 | |
| Tulsa | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| UTEP | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
 Memphis | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Southern Miss | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Houston | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| East Carolina | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| UAB | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Marshall | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Tulane | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
 Rice | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.