Minnesota
B10 · 2005 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Minnesota head-to-head · History & Eras
2005 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H |  USA | 9–4 | W 41–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H |  MWC | 6–6 | W 56–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2H |  SUN | 2–9 | W 46–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 42–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 14–44 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 23–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 34–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 31–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 42–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 41–18 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 28–52 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 31–34 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tulsa +9
- Michigan +7
- Colorado State +6
- Purdue +5
- Michigan State +5
- Indiana +4
- Florida Atlantic +2
- Penn State -1
- Ohio State -2
- Wisconsin -3
- Iowa -5
- Virginia -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.