Syracuse
BE · 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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
2005 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 11–1 | L 7–15 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 1–10 | W 31–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 24–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–5 | L 14–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | L 7–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 9–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | L 17–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 16–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 0–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 10–34 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 17–41 |
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).
- Buffalo +1
- West Virginia -1
- Notre Dame -3
- Louisville -3
- Virginia -5
- Florida State -5
- Rutgers -5
- UConn -6
- Pittsburgh -6
- South Florida -6
- Cincinnati -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.091 Win % · Change -2
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.