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2005 Tulsa

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Steve Kragthorpe.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Minnesota 10–41; lost at No. 18 Oklahoma 15–31; won at North Texas 54–2; won vs. Memphis 37–31; lost vs. Houston 23–30; won at Southern Miss 34–17; won at Rice 41–21; won vs. SMU 20–13; lost at UTEP 38–41; won vs. East Carolina 45–13; won vs. Tulane 38–14; won at UCF 44–27; won vs. No. 23 Fresno State 31–24+52−31Lost 10–41 vs. Minnesota-31MinnesotaLost 15–31 at No. 18 Oklahoma-16No. 18 OklahomaWon 54–2 at North Texas+52North TexasWon 37–31 vs. Memphis+6MemphisLost 23–30 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 34–17 at Southern Miss+17Southern MissWon 41–21 at Rice+20RiceWon 20–13 vs. SMU+7SMULost 38–41 at UTEP-3UTEPWon 45–13 vs. East Carolina+32East CarolinaWon 38–14 vs. Tulane+24TulaneWon 44–27 at UCF+17UCFWon 31–24 vs. No. 23 Fresno State+7No. 23 Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMinnesotaL 10–⁠4141%
Sep 10at18OklahomaL 15–⁠3114%
Sep 17atNorth TexasW 54–⁠226%
Sep 24vsMemphisW 37–⁠3148%
Oct 1vsHoustonL 23–⁠3064%
Oct 8atSouthern MissW 34–⁠1730%
Oct 15atRiceW 41–⁠2164%
Oct 22vsSMUW 20–⁠1380%
Nov 5atUTEPL 38–⁠4134%
Nov 12vsEast CarolinaW 45–⁠1378%
Nov 19vsTulaneW 38–⁠1473%
Dec 3atUCFConference USA Championship GameW 44–⁠2750%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs23Fresno StateLiberty BowlW 31–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 31–⁠24 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Conference USA champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠305
Coach
Steve Kragthorpe
Elo
1594 +169 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 59 of 118; offense No. 56, defense No. 59
SRS
4.4 No. 43 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 58
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Stubbs
Defensive coordinator
Todd Graham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 119
  • Defense12th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0437%0.9563rd of 119
Defense-0.0135%0.9712th 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-0.3own 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 314% 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

George Clinkscale OLB★★No. 1132
Cedric Godfrey ILB★★No. 1132
Rodney Henderson CB★★No. 1132
Jake Collums TE★★No. 1132
Moton Hopkins SDE★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.722
Receivers32.00.752
Offensive line12.00.744
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class102.00.756

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 4Garrett Mills RBNew England Patriots

2005 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠18–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠29–⁠4
UTEP5–⁠38–⁠4
Memphis5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠5
Houston4–⁠46–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠45–⁠6
SMU4–⁠45–⁠6
UAB3–⁠55–⁠6
Marshall3–⁠54–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠9
Rice1–⁠71–⁠10

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