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2005 Texas

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2005, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 60–3; won at No. 4 Ohio State 25–22; won vs. Rice 51–10; won at Missouri 51–20; won vs. Oklahoma 45–12; won vs. No. 24 Colorado 42–17; won vs. No. 10 Texas Tech 52–17; won at Oklahoma State 47–28; won at Baylor 62–0; won vs. Kansas 66–14; won at Texas A&M 40–29; won vs. Colorado 70–3; won vs. No. 1 USC 41–38+67Won 60–3 vs. Louisiana+57LouisianaWon 25–22 at No. 4 Ohio State+3No. 4 Ohio StateWon 51–10 vs. Rice+41RiceWon 51–20 at Missouri+31MissouriWon 45–12 vs. Oklahoma+33OklahomaWon 42–17 vs. No. 24 Colorado+25No. 24 ColoradoWon 52–17 vs. No. 10 Texas Tech+35No. 10 Texas TechWon 47–28 at Oklahoma State+19Oklahoma StateWon 62–0 at Baylor+62BaylorWon 66–14 vs. Kansas+52KansasWon 40–29 at Texas A&M+11Texas A&MWon 70–3 vs. Colorado+67ColoradoWon 41–38 vs. No. 1 USC+3No. 1 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsLouisianaW 60–⁠388%
Sep 10at4Ohio StateW 25–⁠2249%
Sep 17vsRiceW 51–⁠1091%
Oct 1atMissouriW 51–⁠2070%
Oct 8vsOklahomaW 45–⁠1261%
Oct 15vs24ColoradoW 42–⁠1775%
Oct 22vs10Texas TechW 52–⁠1770%
Oct 29atOklahoma StateW 47–⁠2884%
Nov 5atBaylorW 62–⁠086%
Nov 12vsKansasW 66–⁠1488%
Nov 25atTexas A&MW 40–⁠2981%
Dec 3vsColoradoBig 12 Championship GameW 70–⁠381%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs1USCRose BowlW 41–⁠3845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 41–⁠38 in the Rose Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Final: 1

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big 12 champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Heisman voteVince Young, second

Maxwell AwardVince Young, QB; also the Davey O’Brien and Manning

Jim Thorpe AwardMichael Huff, SS

4 consensus All-AmericansVince Young, QB; Jonathan Scott, OL; Rodrique Wright, DT; Michael Huff, SS

Paul “Bear” Bryant AwardMack Brown, coach

Broyles AwardGreg Davis, coach

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
652–⁠213
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1863 +173 this season
SP+ rating
35.3 No. 1 of 118; offense No. 2, defense No. 10
SRS
27.0 No. 2 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 13
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinators
Gene Chizik and Duane Akina
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 119
  • Defense34th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1848%1.016th of 119
Defense0.0336%1.0234th 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-0.4own 362% allowed
Defense0.0own 281% 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

Roy Miller DT★★★★★No. 29
Jamaal Charles RB★★★★No. 53
Henry Melton SDE★★★★No. 72
Christopher Brown OLB★★★★No. 114
Jermichael Finley TE★★★★No. 123

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.978
Receivers14.00.922
Defensive line24.50.980
Linebackers14.00.933
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class63.80.927

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 1Vince Young QBTennessee Titans
Rd 1Michael Huff DBOakland Raiders
Rd 2Cedric Griffin DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Dave Thomas TENew England Patriots
Rd 5Jonathan Scott OTDetroit Lions
Rd 7Rodrique Wright DTMiami Dolphins

All-Big 12

10 first team, 4 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

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.