Record: 7-5, .583 W-L% (37th of 119)
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Greg Schiano (7-5)
PS/G: 28.7 (48th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 25.6 (59th of 119)
SRS: 1.30 (57th of 119) ▪ SOS: -2.37 (78th of 119)
Bowl Game: Lost Insight Bowl 45-40 versus Arizona State
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2005-09-03 | @ | Illinois | L (30-33) | 27 | 44 | 61.4 | 342 | 2 | 27 | 175 | 6.5 | 1 | 71 | 517 | 7.3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2005-09-10 | Villanova | W (38-6) | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 276 | 1 | 33 | 96 | 2.9 | 3 | 61 | 372 | 6.1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2005-09-17 | @ | Buffalo | W (17-3) | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 150 | 2 | 32 | 138 | 4.3 | 0 | 61 | 288 | 4.7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2005-09-30 | Pittsburgh | W (37-29) | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 250 | 3 | 43 | 203 | 4.7 | 0 | 71 | 453 | 6.4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2005-10-08 | West Virginia | L (14-27) | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 171 | 0 | 40 | 124 | 3.1 | 2 | 71 | 295 | 4.2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2005-10-15 | @ | Syracuse | W (31-9) | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 203 | 2 | 39 | 103 | 2.6 | 0 | 67 | 306 | 4.6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 2005-10-22 | @ | Connecticut | W (26-24) | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 270 | 3 | 42 | 238 | 5.7 | 0 | 75 | 508 | 6.8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 2005-10-29 | Navy | W (31-21) | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 221 | 0 | 50 | 114 | 2.3 | 4 | 71 | 335 | 4.7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2005-11-05 | South Florida | L (31-45) | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 233 | 3 | 40 | 165 | 4.1 | 1 | 67 | 398 | 5.9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | 2005-11-11 | @ | Louisville | L (5-56) | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 91 | 0 | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 0 | 50 | 187 | 3.7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 2005-11-26 | Cincinnati | W (44-9) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 237 | 1 | 50 | 337 | 6.7 | 4 | 76 | 574 | 7.6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2005-12-27 | @ | Arizona State | L (40-45) | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 374 | 3 | 32 | 158 | 4.9 | 1 | 70 | 532 | 7.6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 Games | 206 | 357 | 57.7 | 2818 | 20 | 454 | 1947 | 4.3 | 16 | 811 | 4765 | 5.9 | 129 | 96 | 13 | 238 | 86 | 731 | 4 | 19 | 23 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2005-09-03 | @ | Illinois | L (30-33) | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 233 | 3 | 48 | 204 | 4.3 | 1 | 82 | 437 | 5.3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2005-09-10 | Villanova | W (38-6) | 33 | 54 | 61.1 | 359 | 1 | 31 | 85 | 2.7 | 0 | 85 | 444 | 5.2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2005-09-17 | @ | Buffalo | W (17-3) | 25 | 41 | 61.0 | 228 | 0 | 44 | 121 | 2.8 | 0 | 85 | 349 | 4.1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2005-09-30 | Pittsburgh | W (37-29) | 35 | 59 | 59.3 | 371 | 4 | 25 | -11 | -0.4 | 0 | 84 | 360 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2005-10-08 | West Virginia | L (14-27) | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 78 | 1 | 43 | 236 | 5.5 | 1 | 54 | 314 | 5.8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2005-10-15 | @ | Syracuse | W (31-9) | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 173 | 0 | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 0 | 65 | 238 | 3.7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 2005-10-22 | @ | Connecticut | W (26-24) | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 196 | 2 | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 1 | 68 | 293 | 4.3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2005-10-29 | Navy | W (31-21) | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 124 | 1 | 49 | 207 | 4.2 | 2 | 69 | 331 | 4.8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2005-11-05 | South Florida | L (31-45) | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 135 | 0 | 57 | 242 | 4.2 | 4 | 79 | 377 | 4.8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2005-11-11 | @ | Louisville | L (5-56) | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 339 | 3 | 43 | 161 | 3.7 | 5 | 74 | 500 | 6.8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2005-11-26 | Cincinnati | W (44-9) | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 169 | 1 | 28 | -23 | -0.8 | 0 | 52 | 146 | 2.8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2005-12-27 | @ | Arizona State | L (40-45) | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 467 | 4 | 45 | 212 | 4.7 | 2 | 80 | 679 | 8.5 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 Games | 241 | 394 | 61.2 | 2872 | 20 | 483 | 1596 | 3.3 | 16 | 877 | 4468 | 5.3 | 137 | 98 | 23 | 258 | 86 | 678 | 14 | 6 | 20 | ||||