2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2005 NC TrophiesASU.jpg 2005 I-AA National Championship trophy (left). 120 September 1 – November 25 November 26 – December 16 December 16, 2005 Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee Appalachian State Erik MeyerErik Meyer wins 2005 Walter Payton Award The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005payton_meyer.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060252/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2005payton_meyer.htm 2011-04-04 Chris GocongChris Gocong wins 2005 Buck Buchanan Award The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005buchanan_gocong.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060247/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2005buchanan_gocong.htm 2011-04-04 dead The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season, the 2005 season of college football for teams in Division I-AA, began on September 1, 2005, and concluded on December 16, 2005. In the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, played in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers.Appalachian State takes fumble and I-AA title from N. Iowa Elizabeth A. Davis USA Today 2005-12-16 2008-12-20 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/games/2005-12-16-i-aa-final_x.htm 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 1 – Northwestern State 27, Louisiana–Monroe 23 September 17 – UC Davis 20, Stanford 17 Conference 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 Division I-AA playoff bracket First Round2005 Playoff Bracket NCAA 2008-12-20 https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB-FCS-2005 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes November 26Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 3Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 9 and December 10Campus sites National Championship Game December 16Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee Colgate 21 1 New Hampshire* 55 Eastern Washington 38 Northern Iowa* 41 Georgia Southern 35 4 Texas State* 50 Cal Poly 35 Montana* 21 Lafayette 23 2 Appalachian State* 34 Southern Illinois 21 Eastern Illinois* 6 Richmond 38 3 Hampton* 10 Nicholls State 12 Furman* 14 1 New Hampshire* 21 Northern Iowa 24 4 Texas State* 14 Cal Poly 7 2 Appalachian State* 38 Southern Illinois 24 Richmond* 20 Furman 24 Northern Iowa 40 4 Texas State* 37 2 Appalachian State* 29 Furman 23 6 Northern Iowa* 16 2 Appalachian State 21 * 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, 45–6Alabama A&M 6, Grambling State 45 Associated Press ESPN 2005-12-10 2008-12-20 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=253442755 Awards and honors Source:2005 I-AA Award Voting Results http://sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005_awards_voting.htm The Sports Network The Sports Network Internet Archive January 7, 2026 April 29, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060429033959/http://sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005_awards_voting.htm bot: unknown Walter Payton Award voting The Walter Payton Award is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Erik Meyer Eastern Washington QB 33 18 17 16 13 333 Ricky Santos New Hampshire QB 31 27 11 13 6 328 Nick Hartigan Brown RB 11 16 15 14 13 205 Bruce Eugene Grambling State QB 16 12 13 10 10 197 Barrick Nealy Tennessee State QB 6 5 10 6 8 100 Richie Williams Appalachian State QB 5 6 11 3 11 99 Dave Ball New Hampshire WR 1 4 7 17 8 84 Joe Rubin Portland State RB 0 5 9 8 7 70 Travis Lulay Montana State QB 4 3 4 8 5 65 Laurent Robinson Illinois State WR 1 2 6 4 4 43 Jermaine Austin Georgia Southern RB 1 5 0 3 7 38 Joel Sambursky Southern Illinois QB 1 4 2 4 3 38 Steve Silva Holy Cross RB 1 2 4 1 9 36 Ingle Martin Furman QB 2 3 1 1 3 30 Omar Cuff Delaware RB 0 1 3 3 2 21 Lex Hilliard Montana RB 0 0 0 1 2 4 Josh Johnson San Diego QB 0 0 0 1 0 2 Eric Kimble Eastern Washington WR 0 0 0 0 1 1 Scott Phaydavong Drake RB 0 0 0 0 1 1 Final poll standings Standings are from The Sports Network final 2005 poll. RankFinal Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll The Sports Network 2008-12-20 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005_poll.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110525223255/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2005_poll.htm 2011-05-25 dead Team Record1 Appalachian State Mountaineers 12–32 Northern Iowa Panthers 11–43 Furman Paladins 11–34 Texas State Bobcats 11–35 New Hampshire Wildcats 11–26 Cal Poly Mustangs 9–47 Southern Illinois Salukis 9–48 Richmond Spiders 9–49 Georgia Southern Eagles 8–410 Hampton Pirates 11–111 Grambling State Tigers 11–112 Montana Grizzlies 8–413 Eastern Washington Eagles 7–514 Youngstown State Penguins 8–315 Brown Bears 9–116 Eastern Illinois Panthers 9–317 Nicholls State Colonels 6–418 Montana State Bobcats 7–419 Massachusetts Minutemen 7–420 South Carolina State Bulldogs 9–221 Lafayette Leopards 8–422 Illinois State Redbirds 7–423 Colgate Raiders 8–424 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9–225 James Madison Dukes 7–4 Rule changes for 2005 There are several rules that have changed for the 2005 season.NCAA wants spearing on the endangered species list Sal Ruibal and Gary Mihoces USA Today 2005-08-14 2008-12-20 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-08-14-ncaa-spearing-rule_x.htm 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 if 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." References