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2005 Sam Houston

3–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2005, game by game: won vs. Bacone College 77–7; lost at Houston 10–31; lost at No. 19 Texas Tech 21–80; lost vs. Northwestern State 6–10; lost at Nicholls 17–37; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 52–24; lost at McNeese 26–31; won vs. SE Louisiana 35–18; lost at Northern Colorado 3–24; lost vs. Texas State 23–26+70−59Won 77–7 vs. Bacone College+70Bacone CollegeLost 10–31 at Houston-21HoustonLost 21–80 at No. 19 Texas Tech-59No. 19 Texas TechLost 6–10 vs. Northwestern State-4Northwestern St…Lost 17–37 at Nicholls-20NichollsWon 52–24 vs. Stephen F. Austin+28Stephen F. Aust…Lost 26–31 at McNeese-5McNeeseWon 35–18 vs. SE Louisiana+17SE LouisianaLost 3–24 at Northern Colorado-21Northern Colora…Lost 23–26 vs. Texas State-3Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBacone CollegeW 77–⁠780%
Sep 10atHoustonL 10–⁠3140%
Sep 17at19Texas TechL 21–⁠8014%
Oct 8vsNorthwestern StateL 6–⁠1066%
Oct 15atNichollsL 17–⁠3752%
Oct 20vsStephen F. AustinW 52–⁠2455%
Oct 29atMcNeeseL 26–⁠3148%
Nov 5vsSE LouisianaW 35–⁠1857%
Nov 12atNorthern ColoradoL 3–⁠2460%
Nov 19vsTexas StateL 23–⁠2629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas State 26–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠288
Coach
—
Elo
1295 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.6 No. 39 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas State5–⁠111–⁠2
Nicholls5–⁠16–⁠4
McNeese3–⁠35–⁠4
Northwestern State3–⁠35–⁠5
SE Louisiana2–⁠44–⁠6
Sam Houston2–⁠43–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠55–⁠6

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