2005 Arena Football League season

The 2005 Arena Football League season was the 19th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Colorado Crush, who defeated the Georgia Force in ArenaBowl XIX. The AFL changed its playoff format to allow the top four teams per conference to make the playoffs. Previously, the top eight teams in the league make the playoffs, regardless of their conference. Also, there was no inter-conference play in the playoffs until the Arena Bowl starting in 2005. The division champions also received an automatic playoff berth. This was probably brought on by the fact that the year before the Eastern Division champion New York Dragons missed the playoffs.

2005 Arena Football League season
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationJanuary 28, 2005 – June 12, 2005
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Force
AFL Playoffs
National Conference championsGeorgia Force
  National Conference runners-upOrlando Predators
American Conference championsColorado Crush
  American Conference runners-upChicago Rush
ArenaBowl XIX
ChampionsColorado Crush
  Runners-upGeorgia Force
Finals MVPWillis Marshall & Ahmad Hawkins, COL
2005 Arena Football League season is located in the United States
Crush
Crush
Kats
Kats
Rampage
Rampage
Rush
Rush
Avengers
Avengers
Gladiators
Gladiators
Rattlers
Rattlers
SaberCats
SaberCats
Force
Force
Predators
Predators
Storm
Storm
VooDoo
VooDoo
Wranglers
Wranglers
Desperados
Desperados
Destroyers
Destroyers
Dragons
Dragons
Soul
Soul
National: Eastern, Southern
American: Western, Central

Standings
Team[1] Overall Division
Wins Losses Ties Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
New York Dragons 10 6 0 0.625 6 0 1.000
Dallas Desperados 8 7 1 0.531 4 2 0.667
Philadelphia Soul 6 10 0 0.375 1 5 0.167
Columbus Destroyers 2 14 0 0.125 1 5 0.167
Southern Division
Georgia Force 11 5 0 0.687 6 2 0.750
Orlando Predators 10 6 0 0.625 5 3 0.625
Tampa Bay Storm 10 6 0 0.625 5 3 0.625
New Orleans VooDoo 9 7 0 0.562 2 6 0.250
Austin Wranglers 6 10 0 0.375 2 6 0.250
American Conference
Central Division
Colorado Crush 10 6 0 0.625 3 3 0.500
Chicago Rush 9 7 0 0.562 5 1 0.833
Nashville Kats 6 9 1 0.406 2 4 0.333
Grand Rapids Rampage 4 12 0 0.250 2 4 0.333
Western Division
Los Angeles Avengers 10 6 0 0.625 5 1 0.833
San Jose SaberCats 9 7 0 0.562 3 3 0.500
Las Vegas Gladiators 8 8 0 0.500 2 4 0.333
Arizona Rattlers 7 9 0 0.438 2 4 0.333
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best conference record

Playoffs

All games televised by NBC.

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals ArenaBowl XIX
         
1 Georgia 62
4 Tampa Bay 46
1 Georgia 60
National Conference
3 Orlando 58
2 New York 42
3 Orlando 47
N1 Georgia 48
A1 Colorado 51
1 Colorado 56
4 San Jose 48
1 Colorado (OT) 49
American Conference
3 Chicago 43
2 Los Angeles 45
3 Chicago 52

Source:[2]

All-Arena team
Position[3] First team Second team
Quarterback Mark Grieb, San Jose Matt Nagy, Georgia
Fullback/Linebacker Frank Carter, Las Vegas Rich Young, Colorado
Wide receiver/Linebacker Cory Fleming, Orlando Lawrence Samuels, Tampa Bay
Wide receiver/Defensive back Kevin Ingram, Los Angeles Will Pettis, Dallas
Offensive specialist Damian Harrell, Colorado Siaha Burley, Arizona
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman Silas DeMary, Los Angeles
B.J Cohen, New Orleans
Jermaine Smith, Georgia		 Gillis Wilson, Georgia
E.J. Burt, Orlando
John Moyer, Chicago
Defensive specialist Billy Parker, New York
Kenny McEntyre, Orlando		 Kahlil Carter, Nashville
Kevin Gaines, Georgia
Kicker Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles Clay Rush, Colorado

References
  1. "2005 ARFL Season". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  2. "2005 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. "2005 Arena Football League". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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