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2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
National Champions
Southern Conference Champions
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship vs. Northern Iowa, W 21–16
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1[1]
2005 record12–3 (6–1 Southern)
Head coachJerry Moore (17th season)
Offensive coordinatorCollaborative[2]
Offensive schemeMultiple Spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 16,650)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →

The 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and the Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[3]

The football team competes in Division I-AA as a member of the Southern Conference. Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[4] The Mountaineers won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship.[5][6]

2005 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Appalachian State ^   6 1         12 3  
#3 Furman ^   5 2         11 3  
#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
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Before the season[]

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3* 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY W 24–16[7]   10,300
September 10* 7:00 p.m. at Kansas #25 Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS L 36–8[8]   37,070
September 17* 3:30 p.m. #17 Coastal Carolina Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC W 30–3[9]   23,267
September 24 4:00 p.m. at The Citadel #22 Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 45–13[10]   11,103
October 8 3:00 p.m. at #6 Furman #16 Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC L 34–31[11]   14,138
October 15 3:30 p.m. #16 Georgia Southern #19 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Black Saturday) W 24–7[12]   21,486
October 22 1:00 p.m. at Wofford #16 Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC W 49–17[13]   8,398
October 29† 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga #12 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 35–25[14]   22,338
November 5* 8:00 p.m. at #6 I-A LSU #7 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 24–0[15]   91,414
November 12 3:30 p.m. Western Carolina #8 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) W 35–7[16]   25,584
November 19 6:00 p.m. at Elon #6 Rhodes StadiumElon, NC W 52–14[17]   6,472
November 26* 2:00 p.m. #25 Lafayette #5 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA First Round) W 34–23[18]   6,327
December 3* 2:30 p.m. #8 Southern Illinois #5 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA Quarterfinals) W 38–24[19]   11,108
December 10* 12:00 p.m. #3 Furman #5 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA Semifinals) W 29–23[20]   15,307
December 15* 8:00 p.m. at #7 Northern Iowa #5 Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (Division I-AA Football Championship) ESPN2 W 21–16[21]   20,236
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes[]

Eastern Kentucky[]

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




Kansas[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Appalachian State 0 0 0 8 8
Kansas 7 6 13 10 36




Coastal Carolina[]

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




The Citadel[]

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




Furman[]

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




Georgia Southern[]

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




Wofford[]

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




Chattanooga[]

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




LSU[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Appalachian State 0 0 0 0 0
LSU 7 7 0 10 24




Western Carolina[]

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




Elon[]

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




Lafayette[]

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




Southern Illinois[]

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




Furman[]

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




Northern Iowa[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Appalachian State 0 7 7 7 21
Northern Iowa 6 10 0 0 16




Rankings[]

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Final
The Sports Network 25 22 17 16 19 16 12 7 8 6 5 1

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 OT
Opponents 54 85 55 88 282
Mountaineers 95 150 90 120 455



2005 statistics at GoASU

References[]

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