2005 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

January 2025 The 2005 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's fifth season as a member of the af2 and the second under head coach Les Moss. The team ended with a 9–7 record and qualified for the playoffs, but the Pioneers fell to the Florida Firecats for the second straight year. Following the season, Moss left the team to be an assistant coach with the Orlando Predators, leaving the team looking for its fifth head coach for its fifth season. Schedule Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site1 April 1, 2005 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 59–47 1–0 Wachovia Arena2 April 10, 2005 Quad City Steamwheelers W 64–28 2–0 Wachovia Arena3 April 15, 2005 Albany Conquest W 55–37 3–0 Times Union Center4 April 22, 2005 Louisville Fire L 58–50 3–1 Wachovia Arena5 April 30, 2005 Green Bay Blizzard L 48–40 3–2 Wachovia Arena6 Bye7 May 14, 2005 Quad City Steamwheelers W 57–55 4–2 iWireless Center8 May 21, 2005 Rio Grande Valley Dorados L 52–49 4–3 Dodge Arena9 May 27, 2005 Manchester Wolves L 46–33 4–4 Wachovia Arena10 June 3, 2005 Green Bay Blizzard W 38–24 5–4 Resch Center11 June 11, 2005 Albany Conquest W 43–34 6–4 Wachovia Arena12 June 18, 2005 Macon Knights L 41–53 6–5 Macon Coliseum13 June 25, 2005 South Georgia Wildcats W 65–46 7–5 Albany Civic Center14 Bye15 July 8, 2005 Manchester Wolves L 63–36 7–6 Verizon Wireless Arena16 July 16, 2005 Florida Firecats L 48–47 (OT) 7–7 Germain Arena17 July 23, 2005 Albany Conquest W 54–47 8–7 Wachovia Arena18 July 30, 2005 Macon Knights W 53–52 9–7 Wachovia Arena Postseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site1 August 6, 2005 Green Bay Blizzard W 48–41 1–0 Wachovia Arena2 August 13, 2005 Florida Firecats L 59–45 1–1 Germain Arena Final standings American Conference East Division Team Overall DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage Manchester Wolves 12 4 0.750 8 1 0.888 Louisville Fire 11 5 0.687 4 3 0.571 Green Bay Blizzard 9 7 0.562 4 4 0.500 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 9 7 0.562 4 4 0.500 Albany Conquest 4 12 0.250 1 9 0.100 Attendance Week Opponent Attendance 1 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 5,105 2 Quad City Steamwheelers 4,532 4 Louisville Fire 4,360 5 Green Bay Blizzard 4,846 9 Manchester Wolves 4,422 11 Albany Conquest 4,462 17 Albany Conquest 4,427 18 Macon Knights 4,053 Playoff Opponent Attendance 1 Green Bay Blizzard 3,102 Total 39,309Average 4,368 External links ArenaFan Online 2005 Wilkes-Barre/Pioneers schedule ArenaFan Online 2005 af2 standings ArenaFan Online 2005 af2 attendance Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers seasons Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pioneers Category:2005 in American football