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2005 UAB

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2005, game by game: lost at No. 3 Tennessee 10–17; won at Troy 27–7; won vs. Jacksonville State 35–28; won vs. Rice 45–26; lost vs. SMU 27–28; lost at Marshall 19–20; lost vs. Southern Miss 28–37; won at Memphis 37–20; lost vs. UCF 21–27; won at No. 24 UTEP 35–23; lost at East Carolina 23–31+20−9Lost 10–17 at No. 3 Tennessee-7No. 3 TennesseeWon 27–7 at Troy+20TroyWon 35–28 vs. Jacksonville State+7Jacksonville St…Won 45–26 vs. Rice+19RiceLost 27–28 vs. SMU-1SMULost 19–20 at Marshall-1MarshallLost 28–37 vs. Southern Miss-9Southern MissWon 37–20 at Memphis+17MemphisLost 21–27 vs. UCF-6UCFWon 35–23 at No. 24 UTEP+12No. 24 UTEPLost 23–31 at East Carolina-8East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at3TennesseeL 10–⁠1724%
Sep 10atTroyW 27–⁠735%
Sep 17vsJacksonville StateW 35–⁠2876%
Oct 1vsRiceW 45–⁠2676%
Oct 8vsSMUL 27–⁠2880%
Oct 15atMarshallL 19–⁠2047%
Oct 21vsSouthern MissL 28–⁠3757%
Nov 1atMemphisW 37–⁠2037%
Nov 12vsUCFL 21–⁠2768%
Nov 19at24UTEPW 35–⁠2329%
Nov 26atEast CarolinaL 23–⁠3166%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 31–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠264
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1503 +26 this season
SP+ rating
2.3 No. 56 of 118; offense No. 29, defense No. 86
SRS
−4.2 No. 78 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinator
Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Bolt
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 119
  • Defense53rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.9713th of 119
Defense0.0645%0.8653rd 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
Offense0.0own 291% allowed
Defense0.0own 323% 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

Joe Webb DUAL★★★No. 829
Greg Shoulders DT★★★No. 829
Tyler Horne PRO★★No. 966
Gershom Bigham WR★★No. 966
Chris Blanks WR★★No. 966

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.800
Receivers72.00.756
Offensive line32.00.741
Defensive line52.20.731
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists42.00.722
Whole class232.10.744

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.

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.