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2005 VMI

3–⁠8 (2–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2005, game by game: won vs. Davidson 33–0; lost vs. William & Mary 7–41; lost at Duke 14–40; lost vs. Lehigh 26–28; won at Liberty 10–7; won vs. Charleston Southern 34–12; lost at Wofford 23–38; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 52–55; lost at Coastal Carolina 14–38; lost vs. Richmond 3–38; lost vs. The Citadel 14–22+33−35Won 33–0 vs. Davidson+33DavidsonLost 7–41 vs. William & Mary-34William & MaryLost 14–40 at Duke-26DukeLost 26–28 vs. Lehigh-2LehighWon 10–7 at Liberty+3LibertyWon 34–12 vs. Charleston Southern+22Charleston Sout…Lost 23–38 at Wofford-15WoffordLost 52–55 vs. Gardner-Webb-3Gardner-WebbLost 14–38 at Coastal Carolina-24Coastal CarolinaLost 3–38 vs. Richmond-35RichmondLost 14–22 vs. The Citadel-8The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsDavidsonW 33–⁠051%
Sep 10vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠4130%
Sep 17atDukeL 14–⁠4020%
Sep 24vsLehighL 26–⁠2823%
Oct 1atLibertyW 10–⁠733%
Oct 8vsCharleston SouthernW 34–⁠1256%
Oct 15atWoffordL 23–⁠3825%
Oct 22vsGardner-WebbL 52–⁠5547%
Oct 29atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠3817%
Nov 5vsRichmondL 3–⁠3826%
Nov 19vsThe CitadelL 14–⁠2250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 22–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠319
Coach
—
Elo
1133 −30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.2 No. 74 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Will McCombs
Defensive coordinator
Johnny Burnett

2005 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina3–⁠19–⁠2
Charleston Southern3–⁠17–⁠4
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
VMI2–⁠23–⁠8
Liberty0–⁠41–⁠10

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