2005 William & Mary

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic 10). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over 11 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2005, game by game: lost at Marshall 24–36; won at VMI 41–7; lost at Rhode Island 29–48; lost vs. Rhodes 29–48; won vs. Liberty 56–0; won vs. New Hampshire 42–10; won vs. Northeastern 44–41; won vs. Towson 44–13; lost at Villanova 21–35; lost vs. James Madison 29–30; lost vs. Delaware 21–22; lost vs. Richmond 7–41+56−34Lost 24–36 at Marshall-12MarshallWon 41–7 at VMI+34VMILost 29–48 at Rhode Island-19Rhode IslandLost 29–48 vs. Rhodes-19RhodesWon 56–0 vs. Liberty+56LibertyWon 42–10 vs. New Hampshire+32New HampshireWon 44–41 vs. Northeastern+3NortheasternWon 44–13 vs. Towson+31TowsonLost 21–35 at Villanova-14VillanovaLost 29–30 vs. James Madison-1James MadisonLost 21–22 vs. Delaware-1DelawareLost 7–41 vs. Richmond-34Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 41–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠331
Coach
—
Elo
1351 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 26 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Zbig Kepa
Captains
Josh Lustig, Travis McLaurin, Pat Mulloy and Adam O’Connor

2005 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire7–⁠111–⁠2
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Massachusetts5–⁠26–⁠4
Hofstra5–⁠38–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Towson3–⁠47–⁠4
Delaware3–⁠56–⁠5
Maine3–⁠55–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠54–⁠6
Villanova2–⁠64–⁠7
Northeastern1–⁠62–⁠9

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