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2005 San José State

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2005, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 35–24; lost at Illinois 19–40; lost at San Diego State 21–52; lost vs. Nevada 23–30; lost at Utah State 17–24; lost at Boise State 21–38; lost vs. Hawai’i 38–45; lost at Louisiana Tech 14–31; lost at No. 21 Fresno State 7–45; won vs. New Mexico State 27–10; won vs. Idaho 26–18+17−38Won 35–24 vs. Eastern Washington+11Eastern Washing…Lost 19–40 at Illinois-21IllinoisLost 21–52 at San Diego State-31San Diego StateLost 23–30 vs. Nevada-7NevadaLost 17–24 at Utah State-7Utah StateLost 21–38 at Boise State-17Boise StateLost 38–45 vs. Hawai’i-7Hawai’iLost 14–31 at Louisiana Tech-17Louisiana TechLost 7–45 at No. 21 Fresno State-38No. 21 Fresno StateWon 27–10 vs. New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateWon 26–18 vs. Idaho+8Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠2448%
Sep 10atIllinoisL 19–⁠4038%
Sep 24atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠5236%
Oct 1vsNevadaL 23–⁠3050%
Oct 8atUtah StateL 17–⁠2436%
Oct 15atBoise StateL 21–⁠388%
Oct 22vsHawai’iL 38–⁠4532%
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 14–⁠3118%
Nov 5at21Fresno StateL 7–⁠457%
Nov 19vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠1055%
Nov 26vsIdahoW 26–⁠1858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 26–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠357
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1312 −42 this season
SP+ rating
-14.7 No. 97 of 118; offense No. 95, defense No. 93
SRS
−16.6 No. 106 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Ken Margerum
Defensive coordinator
Dave Fipp

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 119
  • Defense110th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0728%1.14117th of 119
Defense0.1543%1.04110th 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense0.0own 31— 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

Myles Eden PRO★★No. 1132

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767

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 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠19–⁠3
Boise State7–⁠19–⁠4
Louisiana Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠63–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠80–⁠12

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