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
ConfOverall
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]

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 CitadelNo. 22
W 45–1311,103
October 83:00 p.m.at No. 6 FurmanNo. 16
CSSL 31–3414,138
October 153:30 p.m.No. 16 Georgia SouthernNo. 19
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)
FSNSW 24–721,486
October 221:00 p.m.at WoffordNo. 16
CSSW 49–178,398
October 293:30 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 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 CarolinaNo. 8
CSSW 35–725,584
November 196:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 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)
ESPNUW 38–2411,108[7]
December 1012:00 p.m.No. 3 Furman*No. 5
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
ESPN2W 29–2315,307
December 168:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 5
ESPN2W 21–1620,236

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

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

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

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

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

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. ↑ 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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