2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Rankings

	2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Rankings The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. Legend The Sports Network poll Notes References {{NCAA football rankings navbox Rankings A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of ... NCAA Division I FCS football rankings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	2005 Cal Poly Mustangs Football Team The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State UniversityThe official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947. during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the regular season as co-champion of the GWFC, with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 GWFC). At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs. In the first playoff game they defeated Montana. In the quarterfinal playoff game they were defeated by Texas State. That brought their final record to nine wins and four losses (9–4, 4–1 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 354–232 for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Alabama State Hornets Football Team The 2005 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles Coe, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC's East Division. Alabama State played home games at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 .... Schedule References {{Alabama State Hornets football navbox Alabama State Alabama State Hornets football seasons Alabama State Hornets football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Illinois State Redbirds Football Team The 2005 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Gateway. The team was ranked No. 22 in The Sports Network's postseason NCAA Division I-AA rankings. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. Schedule References Illinois State Illinois State University (ISU) is a Public university, public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is reco ... Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Illinois State Redbirds football {{Collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Rhode Island Rams Football Team The 2005 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac .... In their sixth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Schedule Personnel Roster Coaching staff References {{Rhode Island Rams football navbox Rhode Island Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island Rams football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Team 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. The Mountaineers won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.Appalachian State is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football. Schedule Game summaries Eastern Kentucky Kansas Coastal Carolina The Citadel Furman Georgia Southern Wofford Chattanooga LSU Western Carolina Elon Lafayette Southern Illinois Furman Northern Iowa Rankings 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'' (med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Western Carolina Catamounts Football Team The 2005 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by fourth-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 5–4 and 4–3 in SoCon play to place fourth. Schedule References {{Western Carolina Catamounts football navbox Western Carolina Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons Western Carolina Catamounts football The Western Carolina Catamounts football program represents Western Carolina University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. Since the school's first footba ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 McNeese State Cowboys Football Team The 2005 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland. Schedule Notes References McNeese State McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ... McNeese Cowboys football seasons McNeese State Cowyboys football {{Collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Team The 2005 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Chanticleers were led by third-year head coach David Bennett and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. Coastal Carolina competed as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–2 with a 3–1 record in conference play, winning a share of the Big South championship. Schedule References Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ... Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football seasons Big South Conference football champion seasons Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Grambling State Tigers Football Team The 2005 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 9–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion. Schedule References Grambling State Grambling State Tigers football seasons Black college football national champions Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling State Tigers football The Grambling State Tigers are the college football team representing the Grambling State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The prominenc ... {{collegefootball-2000s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 Texas State Bobcats Football Team The 2005 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. They finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SLC title with Nicholls State. Texas State qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship defeating Georgia Southern in the first round and Cal Poly in the second round before falling to Northern Iowa in the semifinals. Schedule References Texas State Texas State Bobcats football seasons Southland Conference football champion seasons Texas State Bobcats football The Texas State Bobcats football program Texas State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. They play in the Sun Belt Confer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2005 North Dakota State Bison Football Team The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2. Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season. Schedule References {{North Dakota State Bison football navbox North Dakota State North Dakota State Bison football seasons North Dakota State Bison football The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]