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2005 SE Louisiana

4–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

SE Louisiana in 2005, game by game: won vs. Alcorn State 48–21; lost at Northern Colorado 19–35; lost vs. Tulane 21–28; lost vs. Texas State 15–30; lost at Northwestern State 10–31; won vs. McNeese 37–13; won at Stephen F. Austin 45–23; lost at Sam Houston 18–35; lost vs. Nicholls 28–38; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 38–21+27−21Won 48–21 vs. Alcorn State+27Alcorn StateLost 19–35 at Northern Colorado-16Northern Colora…Lost 21–28 vs. Tulane-7TulaneLost 15–30 vs. Texas State-15Texas StateLost 10–31 at Northwestern State-21Northwestern St…Won 37–13 vs. McNeese+24McNeeseWon 45–23 at Stephen F. Austin+22Stephen F. Aust…Lost 18–35 at Sam Houston-17Sam HoustonLost 28–38 vs. Nicholls-10NichollsWon 38–21 vs. Mississippi Valley State+17Mississippi Val…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsAlcorn StateW 48–⁠2157%
Sep 17atNorthern ColoradoL 19–⁠3558%
Oct 1vsTulaneL 21–⁠2828%
Oct 8vsTexas StateL 15–⁠3049%
Oct 15atNorthwestern StateL 10–⁠3135%
Oct 22vsMcNeeseW 37–⁠1346%
Oct 29atStephen F. AustinW 45–⁠2341%
Nov 5atSam HoustonL 18–⁠3543%
Nov 12vsNichollsL 28–⁠3851%
Nov 19vsMississippi Valley StateW 38–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi Valley State 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠275
Coach
—
Elo
1299 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.2 No. 41 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mike Lucas

2005 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
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.