2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game 2005 Orange Bowl August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game NC TrophiesASU.jpg 2005 I-AA National Championship trophy (left) 2005 NCAA Division I-AA 2005 December 16 Appalachian State University Appalachian State Mountaineers 11–3 SoCon Jerry Moore 5 2 0 7 7 7 University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers 11–3 Gateway Mark Farley 7 — 6 10 0 0 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Bruce Palmer (Big Sky) 20,236 ESPN2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DozWVmW7Jk 2005 I-AA National Championship - Appalachian State vs. Northern Iowa February 8, 2016 YouTube January 17, 2019 Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Trevor Matich (color), Stacey Dales-Schuman (sideline) 2004 2006 The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The game was played on December 16, 2005, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This was the final season that the NCAA football classification now known as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) operated as Division I-AA. The culminating game of the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 21–16. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2005 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team Appalachian State finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–1 in conference). Two of their losses were to Division I-A teams; Kansas and LSU. The Mountaineers were the second-seed in the tournament and defeated Lafayette, Southern Illinois, and Furman to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Appalachian State in a Division I-AA championship game. Northern Iowa Panthers 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team Northern Iowa finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in conference). One of their losses was to Iowa of Division I-A. The Panthers were unseeded in the tournament; they defeated Eastern Washington, first-seed New Hampshire, and fourth-seed Texas State to reach the final. This was also the first appearance for Northern Iowa in a Division I-AA championship game. Game summary Northern Iowa took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter, from a pair of field goals. In the second quarter, Appalachian State briefly went ahead, 7–6, on a five-yard touchdown run by Kevin Richardson. Northern Iowa then reclaimed the lead on a touchdown of their own, and extended their advantage to 16–7 from another field goal shortly before halftime. In the third quarter, Richardson's second touchdown of the game brought Appalachian State to within two points, 16–14. With just over nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Appalachian State forced a fumble, which was picked up and run in for a touchdown by Jason Hunter. There would be no further scoring, as Appalachian State won their first title via the 21–16 final.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27345522/appalachian_earns_iaa_title/ Appalachian earns I-AA title AP Orlando Sentinel December 17, 2005 January 18, 2019 newspapers.com Scoring summary APP UNI 1 11:36 UNI 9 41 3:31 FG 50 Brian Wingert 0 3 1 9:45 UNI 6 15 1:44 FG 26 Wingert 0 6 2 13:18 APP 9 64 2:41 RushTD Kevin Richardson 5 good Julian Rauch 7 6 2 8:20 UNI 5 41 2:13 RushTD David Horne 2 good Wingert 7 13 2 1:09 UNI 7 14 2:57 FG 31 Wingert 7 16 3 6:05 APP 9 79 4:12 RushTD Richardson 1 good Rauch 14 16 4 9:14 APP FumbleTD Jason Hunter 15 good Rauch 21 16 21 16 Game statistics No. 2 Mountaineers 0 7 7 7 Panthers 6 10 0 0 thumb|right|upright|Jason Hunter scored the winning touchdown for Appalachian State. Appalachian State Mountaineers APP Northern Iowa Panthers UNI 18 70–298 28–46 252 19–42–1 23:34 21 78–283 47–102 181 17–31–0 36:26 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Richie Williams 10–26, 129 yds Kevin Richardson 17 car, 51 yds, 2 TD Zach Johnson 6 rec, 101 yds Eric Sanders 17–31, 181 yds David Horne 22 car, 102 yds, 1 TD Justin Surrency 5 rec, 59 yds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27342962/appalachian_state_vs_northern_iowa/ Appalachian State vs. Northern Iowa (box score) Des Moines Register 2C December 17, 2005 January 17, 2019 newspapers.comhttp://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=253502026 Northern Iowa vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary ESPN December 16, 2005 January 17, 2019 References Further reading https://appstatesports.com/news/2005/12/15/1542656.aspx?path=football APPS WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!! appstatesports.com December 16, 2005 January 17, 2019 https://unipanthers.com/news/2005/12/16/205190518.aspx Panthers Edged Late by Appalachian State in Championship Game, 21-16 unipanthers.com December 16, 2005 January 17, 2019 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28081184/division_iaa_poll/ Division I-AA Poll AP The Sports Network Missoulian Missoula, Montana D3 November 22, 2005 February 5, 2019 newspapers.com External links 2005 I-AA National Championship - Appalachian State vs. Northern Iowa via YouTube Championship Game Category:21st century in Chattanooga, Tennessee Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football games Category:Northern Iowa Panthers football games Category:College football in Tennessee Category:American football competitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game