2005 Texas A&M
5–6 (3–5 Big 12), coached by Dennis Franchione. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 66–8Sep 17
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Clemson | L 24–25 | 40% |
| Sep 17 | vs SMU | W 66–8 | 77% |
| Sep 22 | vs Texas State | W 44–31 | 83% |
| Oct 1 | vs Baylor | W 16–13 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | at Colorado | L 20–41 | 39% |
| Oct 15 | vs Oklahoma State | W 62–23 | 65% |
| Oct 22 | at Kansas State | W 30–28 | 48% |
| Oct 29 | vs Iowa State | L 14–42 | 68% |
| Nov 5 | at 16Texas Tech | L 17–56 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | at Oklahoma | L 30–36 | 24% |
| Nov 25 | vs 2Texas | L 29–40 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 40–29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 352–343
- Coach
- Dennis Franchione
- Elo
- 1510 −42 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.3 No. 41 of 118; offense No. 16, defense No. 76
- SRS
- 3.6 No. 49 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 11
- Offensive coordinator
- Les Koenning
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Torbush
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.15 | 44% | 1.00 | 11th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.12 | 44% | 1.03 | 97th 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 | 1% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 32 | 3% 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
| Martellus Bennett TE | ★★★★★ | No. 16 |
| Michael Shumard OG | ★★★★ | No. 81 |
| Paul Freeney WDE | ★★★★ | No. 92 |
| Matt Featherston WDE | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Trey Ross WDE | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 3.5 | 0.880 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 4.0 | 0.968 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.839 |
| Whole class | 6 | 3.2 | 0.874 |
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 6 | Johnny Jolly DT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Reggie McNeal WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
All-Big 12
3 second teamSecond team
Johnny JollyDLMedia-2- Justin WarrenLBCoaches-2; Media-2
- Todd PregramKCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2005 Big 12 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 6–2 | 9–3 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 6–2 | 8–4 | 22 |
| Colorado | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
 Nebraska | 4–4 | 8–4 | 24 |
 Missouri | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Kansas | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Baylor | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Oklahoma State | 1–7 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.