2005 Stephen F. Austin

5–⁠6 (1–⁠5 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2005, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 49–38; lost at Montana State 6–42; won vs. Western Illinois 63–36; won at Southern Utah 40–17; won vs. Nicholls 27–21; lost vs. McNeese 23–33; lost at Sam Houston 24–52; lost vs. SE Louisiana 23–45; won vs. UC Davis 27–17; lost vs. Texas State 21–38; lost at Northwestern State 21–41+27−36Won 49–38 vs. Henderson State+11Henderson StateLost 6–42 at Montana State-36Montana StateWon 63–36 vs. Western Illinois+27Western IllinoisWon 40–17 at Southern Utah+23Southern UtahWon 27–21 vs. Nicholls+6NichollsLost 23–33 vs. McNeese-10McNeeseLost 24–52 at Sam Houston-28Sam HoustonLost 23–45 vs. SE Louisiana-22SE LouisianaWon 27–17 vs. UC Davis+10UC DavisLost 21–38 vs. Texas State-17Texas StateLost 21–41 at Northwestern State-20Northwestern St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northwestern State 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠380
Coach
—
Elo
1240 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.5 No. 51 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
J.C. Harper

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.