American college football season
2005 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 2005 Playoffs November – December 2005 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (8)Gagliardi Trophy Brett Elliott (QB), Linfield
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The 2005 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2005, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2005 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eighth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks , 35−28. This was the first of eight subsequent championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (5 wins); only the 2012 Stagg Bowl featured a different team.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Brett Elliott , quarterback from Linfield .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Becker Hawks
No program
Independent
Chowan Hawks
USA South
Independent (Division II)
Conference standings [ ]
2005 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Hardin–Simmons
7
–
2
8
–
2
Howard Payne
7
–
2
7
–
3
East Texas Baptist
6
–
3
6
–
4
Texas Lutheran
5
–
4
5
–
5
Louisiana College
4
–
4
4
–
5
McMurry
4
–
5
5
–
5
Sul Ross
2
–
7
3
–
7
Mississippi College
1
–
8
2
–
8
Austin
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Wesley +^
4
–
1
12
–
2
Salisbury +
4
–
1
8
–
3
Brockport +
4
–
1
5
–
5
Frostburg State
1
–
4
6
–
5
Apprentice §
1
–
4
4
–
6
Buffalo State
1
–
4
3
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Johns Hopkins $^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Franklin & Marshall
4
–
2
5
–
6
Dickinson
3
–
3
4
–
6
Gettysburg
3
–
3
4
–
6
McDaniel
2
–
4
5
–
5
Ursinus
2
–
4
4
–
6
Muhlenberg
2
–
4
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2005 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 Augustana (IL) $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
No. 16 North Central (IL) ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Carthage
4
–
3
7
–
3
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
3
7
–
3
Elmhurst
3
–
4
6
–
4
Millikin
2
–
5
5
–
5
Illinois Wesleyan
2
–
5
3
–
7
North Park
0
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Ithaca $^
6
–
0
8
–
3
Alfred
5
–
1
9
–
2
St. John Fisher
4
–
2
8
–
3
Utica
3
–
3
6
–
4
Springfield
2
–
4
4
–
6
Norwich
1
–
5
3
–
7
Hartwick
0
–
6
4
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount St. Joseph $^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Defiance
4
–
2
6
–
4
Anderson (IN)
3
–
3
5
–
5
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
5
–
5
Hanover
3
–
3
4
–
6
Bluffton
2
–
4
3
–
7
Manchester
1
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2005 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Lakeland $^
7
–
0
8
–
3
Concordia (WI)
6
–
1
7
–
3
Aurora
5
–
2
5
–
5
Greenville
4
–
3
4
–
6
Benedictine (IL)
3
–
4
3
–
7
MacMurray
2
–
5
4
–
6
Eureka
1
–
6
1
–
9
Concordia (IL)
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2005 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 20 Central (IA) +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
No. 23 Coe +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Wartburg
6
–
2
7
–
3
Luther
5
–
3
6
–
4
Buena Vista
4
–
4
5
–
5
Simpson
3
–
5
5
–
5
Loras
2
–
6
3
–
7
Cornell (IA)
1
–
7
2
–
8
Dubuque
1
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Union (NY) $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
No. 22 Hobart ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
RPI
5
–
2
8
–
2
WPI
4
–
3
6
–
3
Rochester (NY)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Merchant Marine
2
–
5
3
–
7
St. Lawrence
1
–
6
2
–
7
Coast Guard
0
–
7
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Albion $^
6
–
1
7
–
4
Adrian
5
–
2
8
–
2
Hope
5
–
2
5
–
5
Alma
4
–
3
6
–
4
Olivet
4
–
3
5
–
5
Kalamazoo
3
–
4
4
–
6
Wisconsin Lutheran
1
–
6
1
–
9
Tri-State *
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2005 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Delaware Valley $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Wilkes ^
8
–
1
8
–
3
Widener
6
–
3
8
–
3
Moravian
5
–
4
7
–
4
Lycoming
5
–
4
6
–
4
King's
5
–
4
5
–
5
Albright
4
–
5
5
–
5
FDU Florham
4
–
5
4
–
6
Lebanon Valley
2
–
7
2
–
8
Susquehanna
1
–
8
2
–
8
Juniata
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Monmouth (IL) $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
St. Norbert
8
–
1
8
–
2
Carroll (WI)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Ripon
5
–
4
6
–
4
Beloit
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lawrence
4
–
5
4
–
5
Knox
3
–
6
4
–
6
Lake Forest
3
–
6
4
–
6
Illinois College
2
–
7
3
–
7
Grinnell
0
–
9
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2005 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
No. 8 Concordia–Moorhead ^
7
–
1
10
–
2
St. Olaf
6
–
2
8
–
2
Bethel (MN)
4
–
4
5
–
5
St. Thomas (MN)
4
–
4
4
–
5
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
5
3
–
7
Carleton
2
–
6
4
–
6
Hamline
1
–
7
3
–
7
Augsburg
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Fitchburg State xy
6
–
0
8
–
3
Bridgewater State
5
–
1
9
–
1
Maine Maritime
4
–
2
7
–
3
Worcester State
3
–
3
5
–
5
Westfield State
2
–
4
4
–
5
Framingham State
1
–
5
2
–
7
Massachusetts Maritime
0
–
6
0
–
9
Boyd Division
Curry xy$^
6
–
0
9
–
3
Endicott
5
–
1
7
–
3
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
2
5
–
5
MIT
2
–
4
3
–
6
Western New England
2
–
4
3
–
6
Salve Regina
2
–
4
2
–
6
Nichols
0
–
6
0
–
9
Championship: Curry 17 , Fitchburg State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2005 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Rowan +^
5
–
1
11
–
2
Cortland +^
5
–
1
7
–
3
Montclair State
4
–
2
5
–
5
Western Connecticut
3
–
3
6
–
4
Kean
2
–
4
4
–
6
William Paterson
1
–
5
5
–
5
TCNJ
1
–
5
3
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Wabash $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Kenyon
6
–
1
6
–
4
Oberlin
5
–
2
7
–
3
Wittenberg
5
–
2
5
–
5
Wooster
3
–
4
6
–
4
Denison
3
–
4
5
–
5
Allegheny
3
–
4
3
–
7
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
5
3
–
7
Earlham
1
–
6
1
–
9
Hiram
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Linfield $^
4
–
0
10
–
1
Willamette
3
–
1
5
–
4
Whitworth
2
–
2
5
–
3
Puget Sound
1
–
3
4
–
5
Pacific Lutheran
0
–
4
3
–
6
Lewis & Clark *
0
–
0
0
–
4
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Lewis & Clark's conference games were canceled.
Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Mount Union $^
8
–
1
14
–
1
No. 18 Ohio Northern
7
–
2
8
–
2
No. 5 Capital ^
7
–
2
10
–
3
John Carroll
6
–
3
7
–
3
Otterbein
6
–
3
7
–
3
Marietta
4
–
5
5
–
5
Baldwin–Wallace
3
–
6
4
–
6
Muskingum
2
–
7
2
–
8
Wilmington (OH)
2
–
7
2
–
8
Heidelberg
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Bridgewater $^
6
–
0
10
–
2
Hampden–Sydney
4
–
2
8
–
2
Washington and Lee
4
–
2
7
–
3
Guilford
4
–
2
5
–
5
Catholic University
1
–
5
2
–
8
Randolph–Macon
1
–
5
2
–
8
Emory & Henry
1
–
5
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Occidental $^
6
–
0
9
–
1
Cal Lutheran
5
–
1
8
–
1
Redlands
4
–
2
5
–
4
La Verne
3
–
3
5
–
4
Pomona–Pitzer
2
–
4
4
–
5
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
1
–
5
3
–
6
Whittier
0
–
6
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Trinity (TX) +^
5
–
0
9
–
1
DePauw +
5
–
0
7
–
2
Sewanee
4
–
2
5
–
5
Centre
3
–
3
7
–
3
Rose–Hulman
2
–
4
5
–
5
Millsaps
1
–
5
2
–
7
Rhodes
0
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2005 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Chicago $
3
–
0
5
–
4
Washington University
2
–
1
6
–
4
Carnegie Mellon
1
–
2
5
–
5
Case Western Reserve
0
–
3
3
–
7
2005 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
Northwestern (MN) xy$#
7
–
0
8
–
3
Martin Luther
6
–
1
6
–
3
Minnesota–Morris #
4
–
3
4
–
6
Crown #
3
–
4
3
–
6
Trinity Bible §
0
–
7
1
–
8
South
Rockford x
5
–
2
7
–
3
Westminster (MO) xy
5
–
2
5
–
5
Maranatha Baptist
2
–
5
4
–
5
Blackburn
2
–
5
2
–
8
Principia
1
–
6
1
–
8
Championship: Northwestern (MN) 27 , Westminster (MO) 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member § – Not an NCAA member
2005 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ferrum +^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Methodist +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Averett
5
–
2
7
–
3
Christopher Newport
5
–
2
6
–
4
North Carolina Wesleyan
3
–
4
4
–
6
Maryville (TN)
2
–
5
3
–
7
Greensboro
1
–
6
2
–
8
Shenandoah
0
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
Atlantic Central Football Conference – SUNY Brockport , Salisbury , and Wesley
Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Lakeland
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) and Coe
Liberty League – Union (NY)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley
Midwest Conference – Monmouth (IL)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Fitchburg State (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Curry 17, Fitchburg State 14 (2OT)
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT)
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan and SUNY Cortland
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thiel
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Chicago
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
USA South Athletic Conference – Ferrum and Methodist
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 2005 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 33rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 13th time. The bracket for this field expanded from 28 to 32 teams, where it has remained.[2]
Qualification [ ]
Twenty-one conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, five conferences had no Pool A bid. The PAC was in the first year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC, NWC, UAA, and UMAC failed to meet the seven-member requirement.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 21 Pool A conferences contained 179 schools, an average of 8.5 teams per conference. Thirty-seven schools were in Pool B, enough for four bids.
The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Second Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Linfield
63
Occidental
21
Linfield
28
Concordia–Moorhead
27
Concordia–Moorhead
14
Coe
14
Linfield
41
Saint John's (MN)
62
Wisconsin–Whitewater
44
Monmouth (IL)
3
Saint John's (MN)
7
Wisconsin–Whitewater
34
Wisconsin–Whitewater
34
Central (IA)
14
Wisconsin–Whitewater
58
Mary Hardin–Baylor
35
Wesley
6
Trinity (TX)
6
Mary Hardin–Baylor
36
Wesley
59
Wesley
46
Ferrum
14
Wesley
46
Bridgewater (VA)
30
Bridgewater (VA)
7
Washington & Jefferson
21
Bridgewater (VA)
24
Thiel
28
Thiel
13
Johns Hopkins
3
Wisconsin–Whitewater
28
Wabash
38
Mount Union
35
Albion
20
Wabash
11
Capital
21
Capital
14
North Central (IL)
19
Mount Union
34
Augustana (IL)
49
Capital
31
Lakeland
22
Augustana (IL)
7
Mount Union
49
Mount Union
44
Mount St. Joseph
6
Mount Union
19
Delaware Valley
37
Rowan
7
Curry
22
Delaware Valley
21
Hobart
23
Hobart
14
Cortland
22
Delaware Valley
21
Rowan
42
Rowan
27
Wilkes
3
Rowan
28
Union (NY)
55
Union (NY)
24
Ithaca
41
* Overtime
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