2005 Syracuse
1–10 (0–7 Big East), coached by Greg Robinson. Officially 0–10: the NCAA vacated one regular-season win. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2015, Syracuse vacated the one win from this season among others from the 2004 to 2006 seasons following an eight-year NCAA investigation, as the NCAA found that some football players who committed academic fraud participated in the wins.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Buffalo 31–0Sep 10
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs West Virginia | L 7–15 | 51% |
| Sep 10 | vs Buffalo | W 31–0vacated | 79% |
| Sep 17 | vs 25Virginia | L 24–27 | 45% |
| Oct 1 | at 6Florida State | L 14–38 | 20% |
| Oct 7 | at UConn | L 7–26 | 31% |
| Oct 15 | vs Rutgers | L 9–31 | 60% |
| Oct 22 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–34 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | vs Cincinnati | L 16–22 | 47% |
| Nov 12 | vs South Florida | L 0–27 | 40% |
| Nov 19 | at 6Notre Dame | L 10–34 | 11% |
| Nov 26 | at 17Louisville | L 17–41 | 9% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Louisville 41–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.
In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 152–295
- Coach
- Greg Robinson
- Elo
- 1359 −159 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.7 No. 92 of 118; offense No. 111, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −10.1 No. 96 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 64
- Offensive coordinator
- Brian Pariani
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.06 | 28% | 1.18 | 115th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.03 | 36% | 1.03 | 29th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 29 | 4% allowed |
| Defense | -0.3 | own 33 | 2% 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
| Derek Bailey CB | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Jason Tanner S | ★★ | No. 1132 |
| Brandon Gilbeaux SDE | ★★ | No. 1699 |
| Patrick Shadle K | ★★ | No. 1901 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.722 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
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.
Drafted in 2006
The 2006 draft| Rd 3 | Anthony Smith DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 5 | Quinn Ojinnaka OT | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 7 | James Wyche DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rd 7 | Ryan LaCasse LB | Baltimore Ravens |
2005 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7–0 | 11–1 | 5 |
| Louisville | 5–2 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Rutgers | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| South Florida | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| UConn | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Cincinnati | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
 Syracuse | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.