2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1[1]
Record12–3 (6–1 Southern)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative[2]
Offensive schemeMultiple spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 $^   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]

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[7]
September 107:00 p.m.at Kansas*No. 25
L 8–3637,070[8]
September 173:30 p.m.No. 17 Coastal Carolina*
W 30–323,267[9]
September 244:00 p.m.at The CitadelNo. 22
W 45–1311,103[10]
October 83:00 p.m.at No. 6 FurmanNo. 16
CSSL 31–3414,138[11]
October 153:30 p.m.No. 16 Georgia SouthernNo. 19
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
FSNSW 24–721,486[12]
October 221:00 p.m.at WoffordNo. 16
CSSW 49–178,398[13]
October 293:30 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 12
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
CSSW 35–2522,338[14]
November 58:00 p.m.at No. 6 (I-A) LSU*No. 7
L 0–2491,414[15]
November 123:30 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 8
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (rivalry)
CSSW 35–725,584[16]
November 196:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 6
W 52–146,472[17]
November 262:00 p.m.No. 25 Lafayette*No. 5
W 34–236,327[18]
December 32:30 p.m.No. 8 Southern Illinois*No. 5
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
ESPNUW 38–2411,108[19]
December 1012:00 p.m.No. 3 Furman*No. 5
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
ESPN2W 29–2315,307[20]
December 168:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 5
ESPN2W 21–1620,236[21]

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 7 3 24
Eastern Kentucky 7 0 0 9 16

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 0 0 0 8 8
Kansas 7 6 13 10 36
See also: 2005 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina 0 0 3 0 3
Appalachian State 13 17 0 0 30

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 14 7 17 45
The Citadel 7 0 6 0 13

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 3 14 31
Furman 7 9 10 8 34

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Southern 0 0 7 0 7
Appalachian State 10 7 7 0 24

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 14 14 14 49
Wofford 7 3 0 7 17

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Chattanooga 6 7 6 6 25
Appalachian State 0 14 14 7 35

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 0 0 0 0 0
LSU 7 7 0 10 24
See also: 2005 LSU Tigers football team

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Carolina 0 0 0 7 7
Appalachian State 7 14 7 7 35

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 10 21 7 14 52
Elon 0 0 0 14 14

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Lafayette 0 17 3 3 23
Appalachian State 3 7 10 14 34

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Southern Illinois 0 3 7 14 24
Appalachian State 10 14 7 7 38

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 0 23 0 0 23
Appalachian State 14 7 0 8 29

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 0 7 7 7 21
Northern Iowa 6 10 0 0 16
See also: 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

  • Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
  • Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Richie Williams
  • Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Richie Williams
  • Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Matt Isenhour

Statistics

Team

ASU Opp
Scoring 455 282
  Points per Game 30.3 18.8
First Downs 317 299
  Rushing 155 156
  Passing 143 117
  Penalty 19 26
Total Offense 6,347 4,963
  Avg per Play 6.3 4.7
  Avg per Game 423.1 330.9
Fumbles–Lost 26–13 20–11
Penalties–Yards 106–936 85–770
  Avg per Game 62.4 51.3
ASU Opp
Punts–Yards 58–2,187 76–2,953
  Avg per Punt 37.7 38.9
Time of Possession/Game 28:33 31:27
3rd Down Conversions 87 for 187 86 for 222
4th Down Conversions 10 for 21 12 for 22
Touchdowns Scored 61 34
Field Goals–Attempts 9–17 17–24
PAT–Attempts 58–59 25–99
Attendance 125,417 178,895
  Games/Avg per Game 7/17,917 7/25,556

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 54 85 55 88 282
Mountaineers 95 150 90 120 455

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. ^ "Mountaineers get road victory". Winston-Salem Journal. September 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cornish fuels victory; Barmann doesn't start". St. Joseph News-Press. September 11, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Appalachian stifles Coastal Carolina". News and Record. September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "App State thrashes The Citadel". The Herald-Sun. September 25, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furman blocks ASU streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "App. State tops Eagles". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Williams does it all for 'Neers". The News and Observer. October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Appalachian State holds off Mocs". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Russell leads LSU to 24–0 victory". Enterprise-Journal. November 6, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "App. St. wins jug and title". News and Record. November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Appalachian snags crown". Hickory Daily Record. November 20, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Lafayette frustrated again in I-AA playoff". The Morning Call. November 27, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Paladins slip on mountain again". The Greenville News. December 11, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Mountaineers reach postseason pinnacle". The State. December 17, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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