The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-4 in 2005. They fell to the Virginia Cavaliers, 34 to 31, in the Music City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
2-6 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 429 | 5,937 | 933 | 6.4 | 3,277 | 610 | 5.4 | 2,660 | 323 | 8.2 | 4 | 289 | 167 | 106 | 106 | 64 | 607 | |
Team Rank | 13th | 6th | 12th | 12th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 56th | 89th | 16th | 1st | 11th | 4th | 72nd | 72nd | 20th | 44th | ||
Opponent | 12 | 348 | 4,952 | 851 | 5.9 | 1,867 | 428 | 4.4 | 3,085 | 410 | 7.5 | 13 | 251 | 96 | 141 | 141 | 66 | 574 | |
Opponent Rank | 95th | 103rd | 63rd | 97th | 73rd | 37th | 88th | 99th | 90th | 88th | 106th | 91st | 56th | 108th | 109th | 98th | 91st | ||
Net | +81 | +985 | +82 | +0.5 | +1,410 | +182 | +1.0 | -425 | -87 | +0.7 | -9 | +38 | +71 | -35 | -35 | -2 | +33 | ||
Net Rank | 35th | 16th | 9th | 40th | 8th | 3rd | 24th | 90th | 105th | 38th | 28th | 26th | 4th | 104th | 105th | 53rd | 71st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |