2005 UT Martin

5–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2005, game by game: lost at Arkansas State 7–56; won vs. Tennessee State 42–20; won at Gardner-Webb 31–28; won vs. Tennessee Tech 46–16; lost at Jacksonville State 17–37; lost vs. Samford 22–30; lost at Eastern Illinois 7–26; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 24–21; lost at Eastern Kentucky 17–31; won vs. Murray State 49–20+30−49Lost 7–56 at Arkansas State-49Arkansas StateWon 42–20 vs. Tennessee State+22Tennessee StateWon 31–28 at Gardner-Webb+3Gardner-WebbWon 46–16 vs. Tennessee Tech+30Tennessee TechLost 17–37 at Jacksonville State-20Jacksonville St…Lost 22–30 vs. Samford-8SamfordLost 7–26 at Eastern Illinois-19Eastern IllinoisWon 24–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+3Southeast Misso…Lost 17–31 at Eastern Kentucky-14Eastern KentuckyWon 49–20 vs. Murray State+29Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Murray State 49–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1208 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.1 No. 71 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois8–⁠09–⁠3
Eastern Kentucky7–⁠17–⁠4
Jacksonville State6–⁠26–⁠5
UT Martin4–⁠45–⁠5
Samford4–⁠44–⁠6
Tennessee Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee State1–⁠62–⁠8
Murray State0–⁠72–⁠9

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