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2005 Toledo

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Amstutz.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2005, game by game: won vs. Western Illinois 62–14; won vs. Western Michigan 56–23; won at Temple 42–17; lost at Fresno State 14–44; won vs. Eastern Michigan 30–3; won at Ball State 34–14; won vs. Buffalo 38–15; lost at Central Michigan 17–21; won at Ohio 30–21; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–35; won at Bowling Green 44–41; won vs. UTEP 45–13+48−30Won 62–14 vs. Western Illinois+48Western IllinoisWon 56–23 vs. Western Michigan+33Western MichiganWon 42–17 at Temple+25TempleLost 14–44 at Fresno State-30Fresno StateWon 30–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+27Eastern MichiganWon 34–14 at Ball State+20Ball StateWon 38–15 vs. Buffalo+23BuffaloLost 17–21 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganWon 30–21 at Ohio+9OhioLost 17–35 vs. Northern Illinois-18Northern Illino…Won 44–41 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenWon 45–13 vs. UTEP+32UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWestern IllinoisW 62–⁠1488%
Sep 10vsWestern MichiganW 56–⁠2383%
Sep 17atTempleW 42–⁠1773%
Sep 27atFresno StateL 14–⁠4443%
Oct 8vsEastern MichiganW 30–⁠377%
Oct 15atBall StateW 34–⁠1472%
Oct 22vsBuffaloW 38–⁠1591%
Oct 29atCentral MichiganL 17–⁠2169%
Nov 4atOhioW 30–⁠2167%
Nov 16vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠3564%
Nov 22atBowling GreenW 44–⁠4141%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsUTEPGMAC BowlW 45–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 45–⁠13 in the GMAC Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

MAC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Northern Illinois

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
429–⁠261
Coach
Tom Amstutz
Elo
1601 +38 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 40 of 118; offense No. 32, defense No. 50
SRS
5.2 No. 37 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
John Shannon
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 119
  • Defense44th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1246%0.9322nd of 119
Defense0.0441%0.9244th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.3own 303% 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

Lyndon Gayle SDE★★No. 966
Jeff Green S★★No. 966
Lester Richmond S★★No. 966
Brandon Summers ATH★★No. 1132
Keith Forestal TE★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.00.728
Offensive line52.00.724
Defensive line22.00.745
Linebackers22.00.733
Defensive backs62.00.737
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class202.00.734

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 6Bruce Gradkowski QBTampa Bay Buccaneers

2005 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠36–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠44–⁠7
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Buffalo1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠81–⁠10

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