2005 Washington State
4–7 (1–7 Pac-10), coached by Bill Doba. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grambling 48–7Sep 17
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Idaho | W 38–26 | 77% |
| Sep 9 | at Nevada | W 55–21 | 59% |
| Sep 17 | vs Grambling | W 48–7 | 86% |
| Oct 1 | at Oregon State | L 33–44 | 45% |
| Oct 8 | vs Stanford | L 21–24 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | vs 12UCLA | L 41–44 | 43% |
| Oct 22 | at 25California | L 38–42 | 27% |
| Oct 29 | at 1USC | L 13–55 | 10% |
| Nov 5 | vs Arizona State | L 24–27 | 50% |
| Nov 12 | vs 11Oregon | L 31–34 | 36% |
| Nov 19 | at Washington | W 26–22 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington 26–22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 9th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 368–346
- Coach
- Bill Doba
- Elo
- 1498 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- 13.0 No. 22 of 118; offense No. 10, defense No. 61
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 51 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 43
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Levenseller
- Defensive coordinator
- Robb Akey
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.11 | 40% | 1.04 | 28th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.12 | 42% | 1.03 | 93rd 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 27 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 28 | 2% 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
| Shelton Danzy CB | ★★★ | No. 238 |
| James Bradley CB | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Dwight Tardy RB | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Jason Stripling CB | ★★ | No. 966 |
| Greg Trent ILB | ★★ | No. 1132 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.3 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 9 | 2.1 | 0.784 |
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 5 | Jerome Harrison RB | Cleveland Browns |
All-Pac-10
1 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Jerome HarrisonRBCoaches-1
Second team
Jason HillWRCoaches-2- Troy BienemannTECoaches-2
- Nick MihlhauserCCoaches-2
- Mkristo BruceDECoaches-2
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8–0 | 12–1 | 2 |
| Oregon | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| UCLA | 6–2 | 10–2 | 16 |
| California | 4–4 | 8–4 | 25 |
| Arizona State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Stanford | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Oregon State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Arizona | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Washington State | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Washington | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.