The 2005 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League. The league champions were the Tri-Cities Fever, who defeated the Rome Renegades in Indoor Bowl V.
Standings[]
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Atlantic Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| River City Rage | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Cincinnati Marshals | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Dayton Warbirds | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| New Jersey XTreme | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Daytona Beach Hawgs* | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| Miami Morays | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 |
| Lakeland Thunderbolts | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
| Kissimmee Kreatures | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Montgomery Maulers | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Rome Renegades | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Fayetteville Guard | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Odessa Roughnecks | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lubbock Gunslingers | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| San Angelo Stampede | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Everett Hawks | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 |
| Tri-Cities Fever | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Billings Mavericks | 4 | 9 | 0.308 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Lincoln Capitols | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers | 10 | 4 | 0.715 | 6 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Beaumont Drillers | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
- * = Despite winning the division, the D.B. Hawgs were unable to play in the playoffs for using an illegal player in a game against the Rome Renegades.
Playoffs[]
Round 1[]
Atlantic Conference
- Fayetteville 78, Dayton 63
- Montgomery 65, Miami 35
- Rome 53, Lakeland 7
- Cincinnati 67, River City 64
Pacific Conference
- Everett 97, Billings 60
- Odessa 74, Beaumont 23
- Corpus Christi 31, Southwest Louisiana 29
- Tri-Cities 35, Wyoming 31
Quarterfinals[]
Atlantic Conference
- Cincinnati 70, Fayetteville 69
- Rome 47, Montgomery 31
Pacific Conference
- Tri-Cities 54, Everett 52
- Odessa 52, Corpus Christi 39
Semifinals[]
Atlantic Conference
- Rome 51, Cincinnati 41
Pacific Conference
- Tri-Cities 41, Odessa 39
Indoor Bowl V[]
- Tri-Cities 47, Rome 31