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
«2004 2006»

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:

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 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

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

September 17 – UC Davis 20, Stanford 17

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

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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

Template:2005 Southland football standings

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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

Notes and references

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

2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

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

NCAA football seasons

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