2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2005 NCAA Division I-AA season

2005 I-AA National Championship trophy (left).
Duration September 1 – November 25
Playoff
Duration November 26 – December 16
Championship site Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion Appalachian State Mountaineers[1]
Payton Award Erik Meyer[2]
Buchanan Award Chris Gocong[3]
Division I-AA football season

The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of the college football season, began on September 1, 2005 and concluded on December 16, 2005 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers to win the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.

Rule changes for 2005

There are several rules that have changed for the 2005 season.[4] Following are some highlights:

Conference changes and new programs

School 2004 Conference 2005 Conference
Florida Atlantic I-AA Independent Sun Belt (I-A)
FIU I-AA Independent Sun Belt (I-A)
Southeastern Louisiana I-AA Independent Southland

I-AA team wins over I-A teams

Conference Standings

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#5 New Hampshire x$^   7 1         11 2  
#19 UMass   6 2         7 4  
Hofstra   6 3         8 4  
Maine   3 5         5 6  
Northeastern   3 6         3 9  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 7  
South
#8 Richmond x$^   7 1         9 4  
#25 James Madison   5 3         7 4  
Towson   4 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
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
2005 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#13 E. Washington $^   5 2         7 5  
#18 Montana State   5 2         7 4  
#12 Montana ^   5 2         8 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
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2005 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#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 champion
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
Template:2005 Gateway Football Conference standings Template:2005 Great West football standings Template:2005 Ivy League football standings
Template:2005 MEAC football standings Template:2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings Template:2005 Northeast Conference football standings
Template:2005 Ohio Valley football standings Template:2005 Patriot League football standings Template:2005 Pioneer Football League standings
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Appalachian State $^   6 1         12 3  
#3 Furman ^   5 2         11 3  
#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
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Texas State $^ 5 1 0     11 3 0
#17 Nicholls State ^ 5 1 0     6 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 0     5 4 0
Northwestern State 3 3 0     5 5 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 4 0     4 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 4 0     3 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 0     5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
Template:2005 SWAC football standings
Template:2005 Division I FCS independent football standings

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

NCAA 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 16
Finley 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

See also

Notes and references

  1. Elizabeth A. Davis (2005-12-16). "Appalachian State takes fumble and I-AA title from N. Iowa". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  2. "Erik Meyer wins 2005 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. "Chris Gocong wins 2005 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. Sal Ruibal and Gary Mihoces (2005-08-14). "NCAA wants spearing on the endangered species list". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  5. "2005 Playoff Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  6. Associated Press (2005-12-10). "Alabama A&M 6, Grambling State 45". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  7. "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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