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2005 Texas Tech

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2005, game by game: won vs. Florida International 56–3; won vs. Sam Houston 80–21; won vs. Indiana State 63–7; won vs. Kansas 30–17; won at Nebraska 34–31; won vs. Kansas State 59–20; lost at No. 2 Texas 17–52; won at Baylor 28–0; won vs. Texas A&M 56–17; lost at Oklahoma State 17–24; won vs. Oklahoma 23–21; lost vs. No. 14 Alabama 10–13+59−35Won 56–3 vs. Florida International+53Florida Interna…Won 80–21 vs. Sam Houston+59Sam HoustonWon 63–7 vs. Indiana State+56Indiana StateWon 30–17 vs. Kansas+13KansasWon 34–31 at Nebraska+3NebraskaWon 59–20 vs. Kansas State+39Kansas StateLost 17–52 at No. 2 Texas-35No. 2 TexasWon 28–0 at Baylor+28BaylorWon 56–17 vs. Texas A&M+39Texas A&MLost 17–24 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateWon 23–21 vs. Oklahoma+2OklahomaLost 10–13 vs. No. 14 Alabama-3No. 14 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsFlorida InternationalW 56–⁠392%
Sep 17vsSam HoustonW 80–⁠2186%
Sep 24vsIndiana StateW 63–⁠796%
Oct 1vsKansasW 30–⁠1771%
Oct 8atNebraskaW 34–⁠3154%
Oct 15vsKansas StateW 59–⁠2071%
Oct 22at2TexasL 17–⁠5230%
Oct 29atBaylorW 28–⁠071%
Nov 5vsTexas A&MW 56–⁠1775%
Nov 12atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠2476%
Nov 19vsOklahomaW 23–⁠2155%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs14AlabamaCotton BowlL 10–⁠1354%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 13–⁠10 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 16
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 21
  13. Wk 13: 18
  14. Wk 14: 18
  15. Final: 20
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 10
Points
473–⁠226
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1658 +40 this season
SP+ rating
25.4 No. 7 of 118; offense No. 7, defense No. 17
SRS
14.7 No. 9 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinators
Sonny Dykes and Dana Holgorsen
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 119
  • Defense40th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1948%1.053rd of 119
Defense0.0442%0.8840th 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% 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

Catron Houston ATH★★★No. 829
Kobey Lewis APB★★★No. 829
Marlon Winn OG★★No. 966
Sandy Riley TE★★No. 966
Shawn Byrnes OG★★No. 1532

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers22.00.755
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line12.00.722
Linebackers12.00.744
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class82.30.767

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 7E.J. Whitley CDallas Cowboys

All-Big 12

4 first team, 6 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas Tech6–⁠29–⁠320
Oklahoma6–⁠28–⁠422
Colorado5–⁠37–⁠6
Nebraska4–⁠48–⁠424
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠65–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠74–⁠7

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