2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 175 Gateway Football Conference Gateway 6–5 4–3 David Elson 3rd T. J. Weist 3rd Multiple Mike Dietzel 2nd 3–4 L. T. Smith Stadium The 2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were coached by David Elson. The Hilltoppers started the season strong, but after being ranked number 1 in Division I-AA, they lost their last four games and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999.2005: A Year in Review - Tragedies, near misses By NORM HANEY, The Daily News, Jan 1, 2006 retrieved 4 April 2020. The team included future National Football League (NFL) players Curtis Hamilton and Greg Ryan. Erik Losey and Antonio Thomas were named to the AP All American team and Chris James made the 1AA All-Star Team.WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020. The All-Conference team included Losey, Thomas, James, Lerron Moore, Marion Rumph, Deion Holts, Dennis Mitchell, and Daniel Williams.2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020 Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 1 w y 8 2005 West Virginia Tech Golden Bears West Virginia Tech L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 63–3 8,878 September 10 w y 2 2005 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Battle of the Bluegrass 23–21 18,944 September 24 l y y 1 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 14–37 80,632 October 1 w y 3 2005 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 38–28 2,906 October 8 w y 3 Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 37–34 OT 10,416 James' field goal lifts Western in OT, 37-34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113742506/the-courier-journal/ November 27, 2022 The Courier-Journal October 9, 2005 C12 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 3 Missouri State L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 37–28 13,105 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-perfect-play-caps/150292522/ The Courier-Journal 'Perfect' play caps WKU win October 16, 2005 June 29, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w y 1 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 42–7 13,558 No. 1 Toppers roll on, 42-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93629422/messenger-inquirer/ January 27, 2022 Messenger-Inquirer October 23, 2005 4B Newspapers.com October 27 l 1 Southern Illinois 8 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 20–31 10,701 Grant Michael Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860378/the-courier-journal/ December 19, 2021 The Courier-Journal October 28, 2005 C1 Newspapers.com November 5 l 6 Northern Iowa 14 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 20–23 2OT 12,364 November 12 l y 12 Youngstown State 19 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 10–42 12,706 Herbst Rob Hilltoppers pounded at Youngstown St. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/207520328/ October 4, 2026 Park City Daily News November 13, 2005 1B Newspapers.com November 19 l y 23 FIU y Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL 35–38 13,388 FIU's win was later vacated by the NCAA due to infractions.NCAA sanctions Florida International https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=txfiusanctions January 10, 2016 Yahoo! Sports May 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306035424/http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=txfiusanctions March 6, 2016 dead Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings The Sports Network 0 13 8 8 2 (4) 1 (40) 3 (14) 3 (3) 3 (11) 1 (64) 1 (78) 6 12 23 RV NR References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football