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2005 UCLA

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Karl Dorrell, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2005, game by game: won at San Diego State 44–21; won vs. Rice 63–21; won vs. No. 21 Oklahoma 41–24; won vs. Washington 21–17; won vs. No. 10 California 47–40; won at Washington State 44–41; won vs. Oregon State 51–28; won at Stanford 30–27; lost at Arizona 14–52; won vs. Arizona State 45–35; lost at No. 1 USC 19–66; won vs. Northwestern 50–38+42−47Won 44–21 at San Diego State+23San Diego StateWon 63–21 vs. Rice+42RiceWon 41–24 vs. No. 21 Oklahoma+17No. 21 OklahomaWon 21–17 vs. Washington+4WashingtonWon 47–40 vs. No. 10 California+7No. 10 CaliforniaWon 44–41 at Washington State+3Washington StateWon 51–28 vs. Oregon State+23Oregon StateWon 30–27 at Stanford+3StanfordLost 14–52 at Arizona-38ArizonaWon 45–35 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateLost 19–66 at No. 1 USC-47No. 1 USCWon 50–38 vs. Northwestern+12Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSan Diego StateW 44–⁠2153%
Sep 10vsRiceW 63–⁠2179%
Sep 17vs21OklahomaW 41–⁠2444%
Oct 1vsWashingtonW 21–⁠1783%
Oct 8vs10CaliforniaW 47–⁠4048%
Oct 15atWashington StateW 44–⁠4157%
Oct 22vsOregon StateW 51–⁠2864%
Oct 29atStanfordW 30–⁠2766%
Nov 5atArizonaL 14–⁠5277%
Nov 12vsArizona StateW 45–⁠3563%
Dec 3at1USCL 19–⁠6615%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNorthwesternSun BowlW 50–⁠3860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 50–⁠38 in the Sun Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 20
  3. Wk 6: 20
  4. Wk 7: 12
  5. Wk 8: 8
  6. Wk 9: 8
  7. Wk 10: 7
  8. Wk 11: 14
  9. Wk 12: 12
  10. Wk 13: 11
  11. Wk 14: 11
  12. Final: 16

Led the nationMaurice Jones-Drew: punt return average (28.5)

John Mackey AwardMarcedes Lewis, TE

2 consensus All-AmericansMarcedes Lewis, TE; Maurice Jones-Drew, RS

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 7
Points
469–⁠410
Coach
Karl Dorrell
Elo
1642 +110 this season
SP+ rating
8.7 No. 37 of 118; offense No. 11, defense No. 83
SRS
9.9 No. 26 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Tom Cable
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 119
  • Defense114th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.0529th of 119
Defense0.1745%1.01114th 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 324% allowed
Defense-0.2own 272% 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

Aaron Ware S★★★★No. 89
Aleksey Lanis OT★★★★No. 108
Shawn Oatis S★★★★No. 117
Justin Brown OT★★★No. 829
Chase Moline DT★★★No. 829

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line23.50.876
Defensive line22.50.800
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs24.00.948
Whole class83.00.848

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 1Marcedes Lewis TEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Maurice Jones-Drew RBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Jarrad Page DBKansas City Chiefs

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠012–⁠12
Oregon7–⁠110–⁠212
UCLA6–⁠210–⁠216
California4–⁠48–⁠425
Arizona State4–⁠47–⁠5
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon State3–⁠55–⁠6
Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠74–⁠7
Washington1–⁠72–⁠9

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