2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1 [1]
Record12–3 (6–1 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative [2]
Offensive scheme Multiple spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (15th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  6 –1   12 –3  
No. 3 Furman ^  5 –2   11 –3  
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina. [3]

Contents

The Mountaineers won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. [4] [5] Appalachian State is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football. [6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:30 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky *
W 24–1610,300
September 107:00 p.m.at Kansas *No. 25
L 8–3637,070
September 173:30 p.m.No. 17 Coastal Carolina *
W 30–323,267
September 244:00 p.m.at The Citadel No. 22
W 45–1311,103
October 83:00 p.m.at No. 6 Furman No. 16
 CSS L 31–3414,138
October 153:30 p.m.No. 16 Georgia Southern No. 19
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
 FSNS W 24–721,486
October 221:00 p.m.at Wofford No. 16
CSSW 49–178,398
October 293:30 p.m. Chattanooga Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
CSSW 35–2522,338
November 58:00 p.m.at No. 6 (I-A) LSU *No. 7
L 0–2491,414
November 123:30 p.m. Western Carolina No. 8
CSSW 35–725,584
November 196:00 p.m.at Elon No. 6
W 52–146,472
November 262:00 p.m.No. 25 Lafayette *No. 5
W 34–236,327
December 32:30 p.m.No. 8 Southern Illinois *No. 5
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
 ESPNU W 38–2411,108 [7]
December 1012:00 p.m.No. 3 Furman *No. 5
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
 ESPN2 W 29–2315,307
December 168:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Northern Iowa *No. 5
ESPN2W 21–1620,236

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

1234Total
Appalachian State777324
Eastern Kentucky700916

Kansas

1234Total
Appalachian State00088
Kansas76131036

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Coastal Carolina00303
Appalachian State13170030

The Citadel

1234Total
Appalachian State71471745
The Citadel706013

Furman

1234Total
Appalachian State7731431
Furman7910834

Georgia Southern

1234Total
Georgia Southern00707
Appalachian State1077024

Wofford

1234Total
Appalachian State714141449
Wofford730717

Chattanooga

1234Total
Chattanooga676625
Appalachian State01414735

LSU

1234Total
Appalachian State00000
LSU7701024

Western Carolina

1234Total
Western Carolina00077
Appalachian State7147735

Elon

1234Total
Appalachian State102171452
Elon0001414

Lafayette

1234Total
Lafayette0173323
Appalachian State37101434

Southern Illinois

1234Total
Southern Illinois0371424
Appalachian State10147738

Furman

1234Total
Furman0230023
Appalachian State1470829

Northern Iowa

1234Total
Appalachian State077721
Northern Iowa6100016

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network—25—22171619161278651

Awards and honors

Statistics

Team

ASUOpp
Scoring455282
  Points per Game30.318.8
First Downs317299
  Rushing155156
  Passing143117
  Penalty1926
Total Offense6,3474,963
  Avg per Play6.34.7
  Avg per Game423.1330.9
Fumbles–Lost26–1320–11
Penalties–Yards106–93685–770
  Avg per Game62.451.3
ASUOpp
Punts–Yards58–2,18776–2,953
  Avg per Punt37.738.9
Time of Possession/Game28:3331:27
3rd Down Conversions87 for 18786 for 222
4th Down Conversions10 for 2112 for 22
Touchdowns Scored6134
Field Goals–Attempts9–1717–24
PAT–Attempts58–5925–99
Attendance125,417178,895
  Games/Avg per Game7/17,9177/25,556

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Opponents54855588282
Mountaineers9515090120455

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal . Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga". Mountain Times . Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  5. ↑ Davis, Elizabeth A. (December 16, 2005). "Appalachian State takes fumble and I-AA title from N. Iowa". USA Today . Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  7. ↑ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer . p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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