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2005 Tennessee

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2005, game by game: won vs. UAB 17–10; lost at No. 6 Florida 7–16; won at No. 3 LSU 30–27; won vs. Ole Miss 27–10; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 14–27; lost at No. 5 Alabama 3–6; lost vs. South Carolina 15–16; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 21–41; won vs. Memphis 20–16; lost vs. Vanderbilt 24–28; won at Kentucky 27–8+19−20Won 17–10 vs. UAB+7UABLost 7–16 at No. 6 Florida-9No. 6 FloridaWon 30–27 at No. 3 LSU+3No. 3 LSUWon 27–10 vs. Ole Miss+17Ole MissLost 14–27 vs. No. 5 Georgia-13No. 5 GeorgiaLost 3–6 at No. 5 Alabama-3No. 5 AlabamaLost 15–16 vs. South Carolina-1South CarolinaLost 21–41 at No. 8 Notre Dame-20No. 8 Notre DameWon 20–16 vs. Memphis+4MemphisLost 24–28 vs. Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltWon 27–8 at Kentucky+19Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUABW 17–⁠1076%
Sep 17at6FloridaL 7–⁠1644%
Sep 26at3LSUW 30–⁠2734%
Oct 1vsOle MissW 27–⁠1078%
Oct 8vs5GeorgiaL 14–⁠2748%
Oct 22at5AlabamaL 3–⁠637%
Oct 29vsSouth CarolinaL 15–⁠1669%
Nov 5at8Notre DameL 21–⁠4135%
Nov 12vsMemphisW 20–⁠1670%
Nov 19vsVanderbiltL 24–⁠2881%
Nov 26atKentuckyW 27–⁠868%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 27–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 23
Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 3
Points
205–⁠205
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1570 −48 this season
SP+ rating
12.3 No. 27 of 118; offense No. 75, defense No. 7
SRS
3.9 No. 46 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 119
  • Defense24th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9861st of 119
Defense0.0236%1.0324th 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 293% allowed
Defense-0.2own 302% 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

Demetrice Morley CB★★★★★No. 13
Rico McCoy OLB★★★★No. 46
LaMarcus Coker RB★★★★No. 49
Jonathan Crompton PRO★★★★No. 51
Chris Scott OG★★★★No. 57
Josh McNeil OC★★★★No. 78
Montario Hardesty (player) RB★★★★No. 96
Demonte Bolden DT★★★★No. 101

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.979
Running backs24.00.970
Offensive line24.00.973
Defensive line24.00.941
Linebackers14.00.981
Defensive backs15.00.995
Whole class94.10.969

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 1Jason Allen DBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Parys Haralson LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Omar Gaither LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Jesse Mahelona DTTennessee Titans
Rd 7Kevin Simon LBWashington Redskins

All-SEC

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

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