2005 Sacramento State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2005, game by game: lost at No. 19 California 3–41; lost at Cal Poly 13–37; lost vs. Portland State 12–28; lost vs. UC Davis 7–37; won vs. Northern Arizona 38–24; won vs. Azusa Pacific 41–19; lost at Weber State 14–26; lost vs. Idaho State 17–27; lost vs. Eastern Washington 17–45; lost at Montana State 16–37; lost vs. Montana 14–31+22−38Lost 3–41 at No. 19 California-38No. 19 CaliforniaLost 13–37 at Cal Poly-24Cal PolyLost 12–28 vs. Portland State-16Portland StateLost 7–37 vs. UC Davis-30UC DavisWon 38–24 vs. Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaWon 41–19 vs. Azusa Pacific+22Azusa PacificLost 14–26 at Weber State-12Weber StateLost 17–27 vs. Idaho State-10Idaho StateLost 17–45 vs. Eastern Washington-28Eastern Washing…Lost 16–37 at Montana State-21Montana StateLost 14–31 vs. Montana-17Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠352
Coach
—
Elo
1132 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.3 No. 63 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Skipper

2005 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana5–⁠28–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠27–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠36–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠36–⁠5
Idaho State3–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Arizona1–⁠63–⁠8
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠9

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