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2005 UTEP

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2005, game by game: won at New Mexico State 34–17; won vs. Houston 44–41; won vs. New Mexico 21–13; lost at Memphis 20–27; won vs. Tulane 45–21; won vs. Marshall 31–3; won at Rice 38–31; won vs. Tulsa 41–38; won vs. Texas Southern 45–0; lost vs. UAB 23–35; lost at SMU 27–40; lost vs. Toledo 13–45+45−32Won 34–17 at New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateWon 44–41 vs. Houston+3HoustonWon 21–13 vs. New Mexico+8New MexicoLost 20–27 at Memphis-7MemphisWon 45–21 vs. Tulane+24TulaneWon 31–3 vs. Marshall+28MarshallWon 38–31 at Rice+7RiceWon 41–38 vs. Tulsa+3TulsaWon 45–0 vs. Texas Southern+45Texas SouthernLost 23–35 vs. UAB-12UABLost 27–40 at SMU-13SMULost 13–45 vs. Toledo-32Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠1749%
Sep 16vsHoustonW 44–⁠4169%
Sep 24vsNew MexicoW 21–⁠1350%
Oct 1atMemphisL 20–⁠2749%
Oct 14vsTulaneW 45–⁠2161%
Oct 22vsMarshallW 31–⁠366%
Oct 29atRiceW 38–⁠3178%
Nov 5vsTulsaW 41–⁠3866%
Nov 12vsTexas SouthernW 45–⁠092%
Nov 19vsUABL 23–⁠3571%
Nov 26atSMUL 27–⁠4068%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsToledoGMAC BowlL 13–⁠4542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 45–⁠13 in the GMAC Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 24
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
382–⁠311
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1488 +2 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 55 of 118; offense No. 37, defense No. 72
SRS
−4.3 No. 79 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 71
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinator
Tim Hundley
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 119
  • Defense33rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1341%1.0816th of 119
Defense0.0339%0.9333rd 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-0.2own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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

Tevita Stevens OG★★★No. 829
Alfonso Auelua DT★★★No. 954
Arthur Giddens CB★★★No. 954
Landon Goodwell ATH★★No. 966
Mike Aguayo OT★★No. 966

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line32.30.789
Defensive line52.20.773
Linebackers32.00.767
Defensive backs42.30.769
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class172.20.775

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 2Thomas Howard LBOakland Raiders

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.