2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

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2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
I-AA National Championship Game
NC TrophiesASU.jpg
2005 I-AA National Championship trophy (left)
1234Total
Appalachian State077721
Northern Iowa6100016
DateDecember 16, 2005
Season 2005
Stadium Finley Stadium
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
Referee Bruce Palmer (Big Sky) [1]
Attendance20,236 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2 [1]
Announcers Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Trevor Matich (color), Stacey Dales-Schuman (sideline) [1]
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
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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.

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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

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

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. [3]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP APPUNI
111:369413:31UNI50-yard field goal by Brian Wingert03
19:456151:44UNI26-yard field goal by Wingert06
213:189642:41APP Kevin Richardson 5-yard touchdown run, Julian Rauch kick good76
28:205412:13UNIDavid Horne 2-yard touchdown run, Wingert kick good713
21:097142:57UNI31-yard field goal by Wingert716
36:059794:12APPRichardson 1-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good1416
49:14APPFumble recovery returned 15 yards for touchdown by Jason Hunter, Rauch kick good2116
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2116

[2]

Game statistics

1234Total
No. 2 Mountaineers077721
Panthers6100016
Jason Hunter scored the winning touchdown for Appalachian State. Jason Hunter (American football).JPG
Jason Hunter scored the winning touchdown for Appalachian State.
StatisticsAPPUNI
First downs1821
Plays–yards70–29878–283
Rushes–yards28–4647–102
Passing yards252181
Passing: comp–att–int19–42–117–31–0
Time of possession23:3436:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Appalachian StatePassing Richie Williams 10–26, 129 yds
Rushing Kevin Richardson 17 car, 51 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingZach Johnson6 rec, 101 yds
Northern IowaPassingEric Sanders17–31, 181 yds
RushingDavid Horne22 car, 102 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Justin Surrency 5 rec, 59 yds

[2] [4]

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References

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