Rutgers
BE · 2005 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
2005 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–9 | L 30–33 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 38–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 1–10 | W 17–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 37–29 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 11–1 | L 14–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 31–9 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 26–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 31–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 31–45 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 5–56 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 44–9 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | L 40–45 |
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).
- Navy +8
- Pittsburgh +5
- UConn +5
- Cincinnati +4
- Buffalo +1
- Syracuse +1
- West Virginia -1
- Louisville -3
- Arizona State -5
- South Florida -6
- Illinois -9
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.