| 2005 | New Mexico State0–12 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #78 (of 119 teams · 344.4 yds/g · 4,133 yards) | #109 (of 119 teams · 16.5 pts/g · 198 points) | #118 (of 119 teams · 480.3 yds/g allowed · 5,764 yards) | #116 (of 119 teams · 38.8 pts/g allowed · 465 points) | #117 (of 119 teams · -22.3 /g · -267 on the season) | #119 (of 119 teams · -27 on the season · 14 taken, 41 given · -2.25 /g) | #107 (of 119 teams · 15:59 /g · 3h 12m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #99 (of 119 teams · -0.003 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #107 (of 119 teams · 0.145 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #104 (of 119 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #110 (of 119 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #17 (of 119 teams · 1.093 average PPA on successful plays) | #3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.843 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #56 (Total offense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #9–#99. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #46 (Scoring offense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #6–#109. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #93 (Total defense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #19–#118. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #104 (Scoring defense: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #32–#116. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #85 (Point margin: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #9–#117. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #74 (Turnover margin: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #6–#119. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #48 (Possession: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #5–#107. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #98 (Offensive EPA: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #7–#117. 2 of 9 in the top 10.) | #99 (Defensive EPA: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #18–#116. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive success rate: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #6–#115. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #89 (Defensive success rate: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #23–#116. 0 of 9 in the top 10.) | #38 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #10–#117. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) | #56 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range #3–#93. 1 of 9 in the top 10.) |
| 2005 | Boise State9–4 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #24 (of 119 teams · 424.9 yds/g · 5,524 yards) | #9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 36.1 pts/g · 469 points) | #59 (of 119 teams · 369.7 yds/g allowed · 4,806 yards) | #51 (of 119 teams · 24.4 pts/g allowed · 317 points) | #18 (of 119 teams · +11.7 /g · +152 on the season) | #90 (of 119 teams · -6 on the season · 29 taken, 35 given · -0.46 /g) | #48 (of 119 teams · 18:14 /g · 3h 57m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #51 (of 119 teams · 0.061 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #18 (of 119 teams · 0.009 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #48 (of 119 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #23 (of 119 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #38 (of 119 teams · 1.035 average PPA on successful plays) | #39 (of 119 teams · 0.977 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Fresno State8–5 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #50 (of 119 teams · 384.1 yds/g · 4,994 yards) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 37.8 pts/g · 491 points) | #19 (of 119 teams · 309.1 yds/g allowed · 4,018 yards) | #32 (of 119 teams · 22.5 pts/g allowed · 292 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +15.3 /g · +199 on the season) | #86 (of 119 teams · -5 on the season · 20 taken, 25 given · -0.38 /g) | #96 (of 119 teams · 16:28 /g · 3h 34m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #19 (of 119 teams · 0.128 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #50 (of 119 teams · 0.049 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #39 (of 119 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #51 (of 119 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #24 (of 119 teams · 1.063 average PPA on successful plays) | #67 (of 119 teams · 1.006 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Hawai'i5–7 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 476.2 yds/g · 5,714 yards) | #35 (of 119 teams · 30.7 pts/g · 368 points) | #106 (of 119 teams · 438.4 yds/g allowed · 5,261 yards) | #112 (of 119 teams · 35.7 pts/g allowed · 428 points) | #85 (of 119 teams · -5.0 /g · -60 on the season) | #47 (of 119 teams · +2 on the season · 25 taken, 23 given · +0.17 /g) | #44 (of 119 teams · 18:17 /g · 3h 39m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.170 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #113 (of 119 teams · 0.166 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #12 (of 119 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #116 (of 119 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #23 (of 119 teams · 1.072 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 119 teams · 0.983 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Idaho2–9 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #83 (of 119 teams · 335.6 yds/g · 3,692 yards) | #85 (of 119 teams · 22.1 pts/g · 243 points) | #102 (of 119 teams · 421.0 yds/g allowed · 4,631 yards) | #115 (of 119 teams · 38.1 pts/g allowed · 419 points) | #110 (of 119 teams · -16.0 /g · -176 on the season) | #92 (of 119 teams · -7 on the season · 22 taken, 29 given · -0.64 /g) | #31 (of 119 teams · 18:46 /g · 3h 26m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #113 (of 119 teams · -0.043 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #68 (of 119 teams · 0.076 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #100 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #50 (of 119 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #117 (of 119 teams · 0.831 average PPA on successful plays) | #56 (of 119 teams · 0.997 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Louisiana Tech7–4 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #56 (of 119 teams · 366.6 yds/g · 4,033 yards) | #46 (of 119 teams · 28.7 pts/g · 316 points) | #72 (of 119 teams · 381.3 yds/g allowed · 4,194 yards) | #58 (of 119 teams · 25.6 pts/g allowed · 281 points) | #49 (of 119 teams · +3.2 /g · +35 on the season) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +15 on the season · 33 taken, 18 given · +1.36 /g) | #19 (of 119 teams · 19:08 /g · 3h 30m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #100 (of 119 teams · -0.003 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #71 (of 119 teams · 0.078 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #83 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #46 (of 119 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #104 (of 119 teams · 0.921 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 119 teams · 1.066 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Nevada9–3 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #13 (of 119 teams · 449.3 yds/g · 5,392 yards) | #15 (of 119 teams · 34.2 pts/g · 410 points) | #93 (of 119 teams · 410.6 yds/g allowed · 4,927 yards) | #103 (of 119 teams · 31.9 pts/g allowed · 383 points) | #52 (of 119 teams · +2.3 /g · +27 on the season) | #56 (of 119 teams · +1 on the season · 25 taken, 24 given · +0.08 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 19:56 /g · 3h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #8 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.164 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #116 (of 119 teams · 0.172 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #6 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #101 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #66 (of 119 teams · 0.992 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 119 teams · 1.018 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | San José State3–8 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #77 (of 119 teams · 345.4 yds/g · 3,800 yards) | #82 (of 119 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 248 points) | #109 (of 119 teams · 441.4 yds/g allowed · 4,855 yards) | #104 (of 119 teams · 32.5 pts/g allowed · 357 points) | #99 (of 119 teams · -9.9 /g · -109 on the season) | #50 (of 119 teams · +1 on the season · 21 taken, 20 given · +0.09 /g) | #95 (of 119 teams · 16:32 /g · 3h 02m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #117 (of 119 teams · -0.075 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 119 teams · 0.154 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #115 (of 119 teams · 28% of plays successful) | #89 (of 119 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.131 average PPA on successful plays) | #64 (of 119 teams · 1.006 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2005 | Utah State3–8 | 0 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 9 Western Athletic teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #99 (of 119 teams · 317.0 yds/g · 3,487 yards) | #100 (of 119 teams · 18.9 pts/g · 208 points) | #86 (of 119 teams · 405.6 yds/g allowed · 4,462 yards) | #105 (of 119 teams · 32.7 pts/g allowed · 360 points) | #107 (of 119 teams · -13.8 /g · -152 on the season) | #74 (of 119 teams · -3 on the season · 17 taken, 20 given · -0.27 /g) | #52 (of 119 teams · 18:08 /g · 3h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #98 (of 119 teams · -0.002 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 119 teams · 0.124 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #73 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #93 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #76 (of 119 teams · 0.979 average PPA on successful plays) | #52 (of 119 teams · 0.992 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |