2005 Youngstown State
8–3 (3–2 Gateway Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana State 45–0Oct 8
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsSlippery Rock | W 44–14 | 71% |
| Sep 10 | vsNortheastern | W 35–16 | 54% |
| Sep 17 | at Liberty | W 42–0 | 47% |
| Sep 24 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–41 | 26% |
| Oct 1 | vs Illinois State | W 20–17 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | at Indiana State | W 45–0 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | vs Western Illinois | W 23–21 | 75% |
| Oct 22 | vs Missouri State | W 31–7 | 67% |
| Oct 29 | at Northern Iowa | L 7–21 | 44% |
| Nov 5 | vs Southern Illinois | L 17–31 | 36% |
| Nov 12 | vs Western Kentucky | W 42–10 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Western Kentucky 42–10; unranked in the final AP poll; Gateway Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
Gateway Football Conference champions3–2 in the conference, shared with Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 2nd in Gateway Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 306–178
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1397 +115 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.0 No. 19 of 115 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa | 4–1 | 10–3 | |
 Youngstown State | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| Southern Illinois | 3–2 | 9–4 | |
| Illinois State | 3–2 | 7–4 | |
| Western Illinois | 2–3 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana State | 0–5 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.