2005 Samford
4–6 (4–4 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–6, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee State 31–11Oct 29
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Baylor | L 14–48 | 23% |
| Sep 17 | at Furman | L 23–45 | 23% |
| Sep 24 | at Eastern Illinois | L 14–43 | 42% |
| Sep 29 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 33–17 | 61% |
| Oct 8 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–38 | 27% |
| Oct 15 | vs Murray State | W 27–23 | 57% |
| Oct 22 | at UT Martin | W 30–22 | 43% |
| Oct 29 | vs Tennessee State | W 31–11 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | at Tennessee Tech | L 21–42 | 55% |
| Nov 12 | vs Jacksonville State | L 20–26 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 26–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Samford’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsEdward Waters | W 60–7 | Samford’s article |
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 219–315
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1226 −41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −39.4 No. 80 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Gray
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike O’Toole
Drafted in 2006
The 2006 draft| Rd 7 | Cortland Finnegan DB | Tennessee Titans |
2005 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7–1 | 7–4 | |
| Jacksonville State | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| UT Martin | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 Samford | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Tennessee State | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Murray State | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.