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Purdue

B10 · 2005 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Purdue head-to-head · History & Eras

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–6W 49–24
4Week 4 · Sep 20Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC3–8W 31–24
5Week 5 · Sep 27Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–5L 35–42
6Week 6 · Oct 4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 28–49
7Week 7 · Oct 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–5L 17–34
8Week 8 · Oct 18Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–5L 29–34
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1010–3L 20–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–1L 15–33
11Week 11 · Nov 8Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–6W 28–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–9W 37–3
13Week 13 · Nov 22Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–7W 41–14

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.335
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-22+21
  • Akron +7
  • Michigan State +5
  • Indiana +4
  • Arizona +3
  • Illinois +2
  • Penn State -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Minnesota -5
  • Iowa -5
  • Northwestern -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62W14#63Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W3#63Post-Season W4#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+7
-7
-21
-17
-5
-11
-18
+7
+34
+27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#242000#582001#522002#272003#292004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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