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2005 TCU

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2005, game by game: won at No. 7 Oklahoma 17–10; lost at SMU 10–21; won vs. Utah 23–20; won at BYU 51–50; won vs. New Mexico 49–28; won at Wyoming 28–14; won vs. Army 38–17; won at Air Force 48–10; won at San Diego State 23–20; won vs. Colorado State 33–6; won vs. UNLV 51–3; won vs. Iowa State 27–24+48−11Won 17–10 at No. 7 Oklahoma+7No. 7 OklahomaLost 10–21 at SMU-11SMUWon 23–20 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 51–50 at BYU+1BYUWon 49–28 vs. New Mexico+21New MexicoWon 28–14 at Wyoming+14WyomingWon 38–17 vs. Army+21ArmyWon 48–10 at Air Force+38Air ForceWon 23–20 at San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 33–6 vs. Colorado State+27Colorado StateWon 51–3 vs. UNLV+48UNLVWon 27–24 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at7OklahomaW 17–⁠1020%
Sep 10atSMUL 10–⁠2169%
Sep 15vsUtahW 23–⁠2034%
Sep 24atBYUW 51–⁠5050%
Oct 1vsNew MexicoW 49–⁠2855%
Oct 8atWyomingW 28–⁠1447%
Oct 15vsArmyW 38–⁠1790%
Oct 22atAir ForceW 48–⁠1061%
Oct 29atSan Diego StateW 23–⁠2067%
Nov 5vsColorado StateW 33–⁠671%
Nov 12vsUNLVW 51–⁠391%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowa StateHouston BowlW 27–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 27–⁠24 in the Houston Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 22
  2. Wk 7: 25
  3. Wk 8: 21
  4. Wk 9: 20
  5. Wk 10: 20
  6. Wk 11: 18
  7. Wk 12: 15
  8. Wk 13: 15
  9. Wk 14: 15
  10. Final: 11

Mountain West Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 11
Points
398–⁠223
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1673 +161 this season
SP+ rating
10.5 No. 33 of 118; offense No. 52, defense No. 28
SRS
10.8 No. 24 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Mike Schultz
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 119
  • Defense35th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.8955th of 119
Defense0.0337%1.0435th 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
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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

James Pierce CB★★★No. 829
Marcus Jackson DUAL★★★No. 829
Joseph Turner RB★★★No. 829
Nick Sanders ATH★★★No. 829
Tyler Marrou TE★★★No. 829

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs22.50.789
Receivers22.50.778
Offensive line12.00.722
Defensive line32.00.789
Defensive backs32.30.781
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class132.40.784

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 4Cory Rodgers WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Michael Toudouze OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Drew Coleman DBNew York Jets

2005 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠011–⁠111
BYU5–⁠36–⁠6
Colorado State5–⁠36–⁠6
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠46–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠54–⁠7
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠7
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠9

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