American college football season
2005 NCAA Division I-AA season 2005 I-AA National Championship trophy (left).
Duration September 1 – November 25 Payton Award Erik Meyer [1] Buchanan Award Chris Gocong [2] Duration November 26 – December 16 Championship date December 16, 2005 Championship site Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Champion Appalachian State
The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season , the 2005 season of college football for teams in Division I-AA , began on September 1, 2005, and concluded on December 16, 2005. In the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game , played in Chattanooga, Tennessee , the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers .[3]
Rule changes for 2005 [ ]
There are several rules that have changed for the 2005 season.[4] Following are some highlights:
In an effort to bring spearing under control, the word "intentional" was removed from the rules.
A listing of examples for unsportsmanlike acts was developed in order to encourage more consistent application of the rule. Examples of such acts include, but are not limited to:
Imitating a slash of the throat;
Resembling the firing of a weapon;
Bowing at the waist;
Punching one’s own chest excessively;
Crossing one’s arms in front of the chest;
Placing one’s hand by the ear as if to indicate that the player cannot hear the spectators;
Diving into the end zone when unchallenged by an opponent;
Entering the end zone with an unnatural stride (e.g., high stepping);
Going significantly beyond the end line to interact with spectators;
Standing over a prone player in a taunting manner;
Attempting to make the ball spin as if it were a top;
Performing a choreographed act with a teammate(s) (e.g., pretending to take a photo, falling down in unison); and
Entering the field of play by coaches or substitutes in protest of officials' calls.
Additionally, the committee added language to the rule that reads: "Spontaneous celebrating with teammates on the field of play, provided it is not prolonged, taunting or intended to bring attention to the individual player, is allowed."
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
I-AA team wins over I-A teams [ ]
September 1 – Northwestern State 27, Louisiana–Monroe 23
September 17 – UC Davis 20, Stanford 17
Conference standings [ ]
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^
7
–
1
11
–
2
No. 19 UMass
6
–
2
7
–
4
Hofstra
5
–
3
8
–
4
Maine
3
–
5
5
–
6
Northeastern
2
–
6
3
–
9
Rhode Island
2
–
6
4
–
7
South
No. 8 Richmond x+^
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 25 James Madison
5
–
3
7
–
4
Towson
3
–
5
7
–
4
Delaware
3
–
5
6
–
5
William & Mary
3
–
5
5
–
6
Villanova
2
–
6
4
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 E. Washington $^
5
–
2
7
–
5
No. 12 Montana ^
5
–
2
8
–
4
No. 18 Montana State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Portland State
4
–
3
6
–
5
Weber State
4
–
3
6
–
5
Idaho State
3
–
4
5
–
6
Sacramento State
1
–
6
2
–
9
Northern Arizona
1
–
6
3
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Big South Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Coastal Carolina +
3
–
1
9
–
2
Charleston Southern +
3
–
1
7
–
4
Gardner–Webb
2
–
2
5
–
6
VMI
2
–
2
3
–
8
Liberty
0
–
4
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^
5
–
2
11
–
4
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^
5
–
2
9
–
4
No. 14 Youngstown State +
5
–
2
8
–
3
No. 22 Illinois State
4
–
3
7
–
4
Western Kentucky
4
–
3
6
–
5
Western Illinois
3
–
4
5
–
6
Missouri State
2
–
5
4
–
6
Indiana State
0
–
7
0
–
11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Great West Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Cal Poly +^
4
–
1
9
–
4
UC Davis +
4
–
1
6
–
5
North Dakota State
3
–
2
7
–
4
South Dakota State
3
–
2
6
–
5
Southern Utah
1
–
4
1
–
9
Northern Colorado
0
–
5
4
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Brown $
6
–
1
9
–
1
Princeton
5
–
2
7
–
3
Harvard
5
–
2
7
–
3
Yale
4
–
3
4
–
6
Cornell
4
–
3
6
–
4
Penn
3
–
4
5
–
5
Dartmouth
1
–
6
2
–
8
Columbia
0
–
7
2
–
8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Duquesne $
4
–
0
7
–
3
Marist
3
–
1
7
–
4
La Salle
2
–
2
5
–
6
Iona
1
–
3
3
–
7
Saint Peter's
0
–
4
1
–
9
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Hampton $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
No. 20 South Carolina State
7
–
1
9
–
2
Delaware State
6
–
2
7
–
4
Florida A&M
5
–
3
6
–
5
Bethune–Cookman
4
–
4
7
–
4
Norfolk State
2
–
6
4
–
7
North Carolina A&T
2
–
6
3
–
8
Howard
1
–
7
4
–
7
Morgan State
1
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Central Connecticut +
5
–
2
7
–
4
Stony Brook +
5
–
2
6
–
5
Monmouth
4
–
3
6
–
4
Albany
4
–
3
5
–
6
Wagner
3
–
4
6
–
5
Sacred Heart
3
–
4
4
–
6
Saint Francis (PA)
3
–
4
3
–
8
Robert Morris
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
2005 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Eastern Illinois $^
8
–
0
9
–
3
Eastern Kentucky
7
–
1
7
–
4
Jacksonville State
6
–
2
6
–
5
Tennessee–Martin
4
–
4
6
–
5
Samford
4
–
4
5
–
6
Tennessee Tech
3
–
5
4
–
7
Southeast Missouri State
2
–
6
2
–
9
Tennessee State
1
–
6
2
–
9
Murray State
0
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Patriot League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Lafayette +^
5
–
1
8
–
4
No. 23 Colgate +^
5
–
1
8
–
4
Lehigh
4
–
2
8
–
3
Holy Cross
3
–
3
6
–
5
Georgetown
2
–
4
4
–
7
Fordham
2
–
4
2
–
9
Bucknell
0
–
6
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Division
San Diego xy$
4
–
0
11
–
1
Dayton
3
–
1
9
–
1
Drake
2
–
2
6
–
4
Valparaiso
1
–
3
3
–
8
Butler
0
–
4
0
–
11
South Division
Morehead State xy
3
–
0
8
–
4
Jacksonville
2
–
1
4
–
4
Davidson
1
–
2
4
–
6
Austin Peay
0
–
3
2
–
9
Championship: San Diego 47 , Morehead State 40
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
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
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Texas State +^
5
–
1
11
–
3
No. 17 Nicholls State +^
5
–
1
6
–
4
McNeese State
3
–
3
5
–
4
Northwestern State
3
–
3
5
–
5
Southeastern Louisiana
2
–
4
4
–
6
Sam Houston State
2
–
4
3
–
7
Stephen F. Austin
1
–
5
5
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
Alabama A&M x
7
–
2
9
–
3
Alabama State
6
–
3
6
–
5
Mississippi Valley State
5
–
4
6
–
5
Alcorn State
5
–
4
6
–
5
Jackson State
2
–
7
2
–
9
West
No. 11 Grambling State x$
9
–
0
11
–
1
Southern
4
–
5
4
–
5
Prairie View A&M
3
–
6
5
–
6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
3
–
6
3
–
8
Texas Southern
1
–
8
1
–
10
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6 December 10, 2005
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
Conference champions [ ]
Automatic berths [ ]
Conference
Champion
Atlantic 10 Conference
New Hampshire and Richmond
Big Sky Conference
Eastern Washington, Montana, and Montana State
Gateway Football Conference
Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Youngstown State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois
Patriot League
Colgate and Lafayette
Southern Conference
Appalachian State
Southland Conference
Nicholls State and Texas State
Invitation [ ]
Conference
Champion
Big South Conference
Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina
Great West Football Conference
Cal Poly and UC Davis
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Duquesne
Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut State and Stony Brook
Pioneer Football League
San Diego
Abstains [ ]
Conference
Champion
Ivy League
Brown
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Grambling State
Postseason [ ]
NNCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round [5] November 26 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 3 Campus sites
Semifinals December 9 and December 10 Campus sites
National Championship Game
December 16Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Colgate
21
1
New Hampshire *
55
1
New Hampshire*
21
Northern Iowa
24
Eastern Washington
38
Northern Iowa *
41
Northern Iowa
40
4
Texas State*
37
Georgia Southern
35
4
Texas State *
50
4
Texas State *
14
Cal Poly
7
Cal Poly
35
Montana *
21
Northern Iowa*
16
2
Appalachian State
21
Lafayette
23
2
Appalachian State *
34
2
Appalachian State *
38
Southern Illinois
24
Southern Illinois
21
Eastern Illinois *
6
2
Appalachian State *
29
Furman
23
Richmond
38
3
Hampton *
10
Richmond*
20
Furman
24
Nicholls State
12
Furman *
14
* Host institution
SWAC Championship Game [ ]
Date
Location
Venue
West Div. Champion
East Div. Champion
Result
December 10
Birmingham, Alabama
Legion Field
Grambling State
Alabama A&M
Grambling State, 45–6[6]
Final poll standings [ ]
Standings are from The Sports Network final 2005 poll.
Rank[7]
Team
Record
1
Appalachian State Mountaineers
12–3
2
Northern Iowa Panthers
11–4
3
Furman Paladins
11–3
4
Texas State Bobcats
11–3
5
New Hampshire Wildcats
11–2
6
Cal Poly Mustangs
9–4
7
Southern Illinois Salukis
9–4
8
Richmond Spiders
9–4
9
Georgia Southern Eagles
8–4
10
Hampton Pirates
11–1
11
Grambling State Tigers
11–1
12
Montana Grizzlies
8–4
13
Eastern Washington Eagles
7–5
14
Youngstown State Penguins
8–3
15
Brown Bears
9–1
16
Eastern Illinois Panthers
9–3
17
Nicholls State Colonels
6–4
18
Montana State Bobcats
7–4
19
Massachusetts Minutemen
7–4
20
South Carolina State Bulldogs
9–2
21
Lafayette Leopards
8–4
22
Illinois State Redbirds
7–4
23
Colgate Raiders
8–4
24
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
9–2
25
James Madison Dukes
7–4
References [ ]
Appalachian State
Cal Poly
Colgate
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Washington
Furman
Georgia Southern
Hampton
Lafayette
Montana
New Hampshire
Nicholls State
Northern Iowa
Richmond
Southern Illinois
Texas State
Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers
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