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SMU

USA · 2005 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB125–6L 23–28
3Week 3 · Sep 13TCUH2HMWC11–1W 21–10
4Week 4 · Sep 20Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB125–6L 8–66
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–9L 10–31
6Week 6 · Oct 4Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA4–7L 13–16
7Week 7 · Oct 11UABH2HUSA5–6W 28–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA5–6L 17–24
9Week 9 · Oct 25Tulsa (TULSA)H2HUSA9–4L 13–20
11Week 11 · Nov 8Rice (RICE)H2HUSA1–10W 27–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA6–6W 29–24
14Week 14 · Nov 29UTEPH2HUSA8–4W 40–27

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
4.061
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-38+31
  • TCU +11
  • UTEP +8
  • Houston +6
  • UAB +5
  • Rice +1
  • Tulsa -4
  • Baylor -6
  • Texas A&M -6
  • East Carolina -6
  • Marshall -7
  • Tulane -9

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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79W14#78Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W3#79Post-Season W4#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+11
-58
-21
-3
+1
-7
-7
+20
+5
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#992000#882001#1042002#1162003#992004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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