American college football season
2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football Conference Southern Conference Sports Network No. 1[1] 2005 record 12–3 (6–1 Southern) Head coach Jerry Moore (17th season)Offensive coordinator Collaborative[2] Offensive scheme Multiple spread Defensive coordinator John Wiley (15th season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 16,650)Seasons
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^
6
–
1
12
–
3
No. 3 Furman ^
5
–
2
11
–
3
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^
5
–
2
8
–
4
Western Carolina
4
–
3
5
–
4
Wofford
3
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
3
–
4
6
–
5
The Citadel
2
–
5
4
–
7
Elon
0
–
7
3
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
The 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The team was led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina .[3]
The Mountaineers won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship .[4] [5] Appalachian State is the only university in North Carolina , public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[6]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky * Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY W 24–1610,300
September 10 7:00 p.m. at Kansas * No. 25 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 8–3637,070
September 17 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Coastal Carolina * W 30–323,267
September 24 4:00 p.m. at The Citadel No. 22 W 45–1311,103
October 8 3:00 p.m. at No. 6 Furman No. 16 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC CSS L 31–3414,138
October 15 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Georgia Southern No. 19 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Black Saturday) FSNS W 24–721,486
October 22 1:00 p.m. at Wofford No. 16 Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC CSS W 49–178,398
October 29 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga No. 12 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC CSS W 35–2522,338
November 5 8:00 p.m. at No. 6 (I-A ) LSU * No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 0–2491,414
November 12 3:30 p.m. Western Carolina No. 8 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug ) CSS W 35–725,584
November 19 6:00 p.m. at Elon No. 6 W 52–146,472
November 26 2:00 p.m. No. 25 Lafayette * No. 5 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round ) W 34–236,327
December 3 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Southern Illinois * No. 5 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) ESPNU W 38–2411,108 [7]
December 10 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Furman * No. 5 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) ESPN2 W 29–2315,307
December 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 7 Northern Iowa * No. 5 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship )ESPN2 W 21–1620,236
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
Eastern Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
7
7
3
24
Eastern Kentucky
7
0
0
9
16
Kansas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
0
0
0
8
8
Kansas
7
6
13
10
36
Coastal Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coastal Carolina
0
0
3
0
3
Appalachian State
13
17
0
0
30
The Citadel [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
14
7
17
45
The Citadel
7
0
6
0
13
Furman [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
7
3
14
31
Furman
7
9
10
8
34
Georgia Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia Southern
0
0
7
0
7
Appalachian State
10
7
7
0
24
Wofford [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
7
14
14
14
49
Wofford
7
3
0
7
17
Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chattanooga
6
7
6
6
25
Appalachian State
0
14
14
7
35
LSU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
0
0
0
0
0
LSU
7
7
0
10
24
See also: 2005 LSU Tigers football team
Western Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Western Carolina
0
0
0
7
7
Appalachian State
7
14
7
7
35
Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
10
21
7
14
52
Elon
0
0
0
14
14
Lafayette [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lafayette
0
17
3
3
23
Appalachian State
3
7
10
14
34
Southern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Southern Illinois
0
3
7
14
24
Appalachian State
10
14
7
7
38
Furman [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Furman
0
23
0
0
23
Appalachian State
14
7
0
8
29
Northern Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Appalachian State
0
7
7
7
21
Northern Iowa
6
10
0
0
16
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Final
The Sports Network
—
25
—
22
17
16
19
16
12
7
8
6
5
1
Awards and honors [ ]
Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Richie Williams
Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Richie Williams
Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Matt Isenhour
Statistics [ ]
Team [ ]
ASU
Opp
Scoring
455
282
Points per Game
30.3
18.8
First Downs
317
299
Rushing
155
156
Passing
143
117
Penalty
19
26
Total Offense
6,347
4,963
Avg per Play
6.3
4.7
Avg per Game
423.1
330.9
Fumbles–Lost
26–13
20–11
Penalties–Yards
106–936
85–770
Avg per Game
62.4
51.3
ASU
Opp
Punts–Yards
58–2,187
76–2,953
Avg per Punt
37.7
38.9
Time of Possession/Game
28:33
31:27
3rd Down Conversions
87 for 187
86 for 222
4th Down Conversions
10 for 21
12 for 22
Touchdowns Scored
61
34
Field Goals–Attempts
9–17
17–24
PAT–Attempts
58–59
25–99
Attendance
125,417
178,895
Games/Avg per Game
7/17,917
7/25,556
Scores by quarter [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
54
85
55
88
282
Mountaineers
95
150
90
120
455
References [ ]
^ "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll" . The Sports Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2008 .
^ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season" . Winston-Salem Journal . Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2009 .
^ "Appalachian State: About the University" . Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2009 .
^ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga" . Mountain Times . Retrieved July 27, 2008 .
^ Davis, Elizabeth A. (December 16, 2005). "Appalachian State takes fumble and I-AA title from N. Iowa" . USA Today . Retrieved August 27, 2008 .
^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team" . Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008 .
^ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State" . The Charlotte Observer . p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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1980 : Boise State
1981 : Idaho State
1982 : Eastern Kentucky
1983 : Southern Illinois
1984 : Montana State
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1986 : Georgia Southern
1987 : Northeast Louisiana
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