2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
















































2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
National champion
So-Con champion

NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, W 21–16 vs. Northern Iowa
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 1[1]
2005 record 12–3 (6–1 Southern)
Head coach
Jerry Moore (17th season)
Offensive coordinator
Collaborative[2]
Offensive scheme Multiple Spread
Defensive coordinator John Wiley (15th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium
Kidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 16,650)

Seasons


← 2004


2006 →






















































































































































2005 Southern Conference football standings
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

  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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]




Contents






  • 1 Before the season


  • 2 Schedule


  • 3 Game summaries


    • 3.1 Eastern Kentucky


    • 3.2 Kansas


    • 3.3 Coastal Carolina


    • 3.4 The Citadel


    • 3.5 Furman


    • 3.6 Georgia Southern


    • 3.7 Wofford


    • 3.8 Chattanooga


    • 3.9 LSU


    • 3.10 Western Carolina


    • 3.11 Elon


    • 3.12 Lafayette


    • 3.13 Southern Illinois


    • 3.14 Furman


    • 3.15 Northern Iowa




  • 4 Rankings


  • 5 Awards and honors


  • 6 Statistics


    • 6.1 Team


      • 6.1.1 Scores by quarter






  • 7 References





Before the season




Schedule




































































































































































Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 3
6:30 p.m.
at Eastern Kentucky*


Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY


W 24–16[7]  
10,300
September 10
7:00 p.m.
at Kansas*
No. 25

Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS


L 8–36[8]  
37,070
September 17
3:30 p.m.
No. 17 Coastal Carolina*


Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC


W 30–3[9]  
23,267
September 24
4:00 p.m.
at The Citadel
No. 22

Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC


W 45–13[10]  
11,103
October 8
3:00 p.m.
at No. 6 Furman
No. 16

Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

CSS

L 31–34[11]  
14,138
October 15
3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Georgia Southern
No. 19
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)

FSNS

W 24–7[12]  
21,486
October 22
1:00 p.m.
at Wofford
No. 16

Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
CSS

W 49–17[13]  
8,398
October 29
3:30 p.m.

Chattanoogadagger
No. 12
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
CSS

W 35–25[14]  
22,338
November 5
8:00 p.m.
at No. 6 (I-A) LSU*
No. 7

Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA


L 0–24[15]  
91,414
November 12
3:30 p.m.

Western Carolina
No. 8
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)
CSS

W 35–7[16]  
25,584
November 19
6:00 p.m.
at Elon
No. 6

Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC


W 52–14[17]  
6,472
November 26
2:00 p.m.
No. 25 Lafayette*
No. 5
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA First Round)


W 34–23[18]  
6,327
December 3
2:30 p.m.
No. 8 Southern Illinois*
No. 5
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA Quarterfinals)

ESPNU

W 38–24[19]  
11,108
December 10
12:00 p.m.
No. 3 Furman*
No. 5
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Division I-AA Semifinals)

ESPN2

W 29–23[20]  
15,307
December 15
8:00 p.m.
vs. No. 7 Northern Iowa*
No. 5

Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I-AA Football Championship)
ESPN2

W 21–16[21]  
20,236

*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA poll. All times are in Eastern Time.


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


2005 statistics at GoASU



References





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