2005 NAIA football season

The 2005 NAIA football season was the component of the 2005 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 17, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Saint Francis Cougars, 27–10, in the title game to win the program's fourth consecutive NAIA championship.[1][2]

2005 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipJim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
December 17, 2005
ChampionCarroll (MT)
Player of the YearTyler Emmert (quarterback, Carroll (MT))

Conference standings
2005 Central States Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Langston +  5 –1   7 –3  
No. 25 Texas College +  5 –1   6 –4  
Southern Nazarene  4 –2   6 –4  
NW Oklahoma State  4 –2   4 –5  
Bacone  2 –4   4 –6  
Haskell  1 –5   4 –7  
Peru State  0 –6   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Valley City State +  6 –1   7 –3  
No. 11 Dickinson State +^  6 –1   7 –4  
No. 24 Black Hills State  5 –2   7 –3  
Dakota State  3 –4   4 –6  
Minot State  3 –4   4 –6  
Jamestown  3 –4   3 –7  
Mayville State  1 –6   2 –8  
South Dakota Mines  1 –6   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 7 Montana Tech ^  6 –2   9 –4  
MSU Northern  3 –5   5 –5  
Montana Western  2 –6   2 –9  
Rocky Mountain  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Morningside $^  10 –0   12 –1  
No. 4 Sioux Falls ^  9 –1   11 –2  
No. 17 Northwestern (IA)  7 –3   8 –3  
Midland Lutheran  6 –4   6 –4  
Nebraska Wesleyan  5 –5   5 –5  
Dana  4 –6   5 –6  
Concordia (NE)  4 –6   4 –6  
Hastings  4 –6   4 –6  
Briar Cliff  3 –7   4 –7  
Doane  2 –8   2 –8  
Dakota Wesleyan  1 –9   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Evangel +^  8 –2   9 –3  
No. 13 Graceland +^  8 –2   9 –3  
No. 19 MidAmerica Nazarene  7 –3   7 –3  
Lindenwood  7 –3   7 –4  
Benedictine (KS)  6 –4   6 –4  
William Jewell  6 –4   6 –4  
Missouri Valley  4 –6   5 –6  
Culver–Stockton  3 –7   3 –7  
Baker  3 –7   3 –8  
Central Methodist  3 –7   3 –8  
Avila  0 –10   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Tabor $^  9 –0   11 –1  
No. 20 Kansas Wesleyan  7 –2   8 –2  
Friends  6 –3   7 –3  
Sterling  5 –4   5 –4  
McPherson  4 –5   5 –5  
Ottawa  4 –5   5 –5  
Saint Mary (KS)  4 –5   5 –5  
Bethel (KS)  2 –7   3 –7  
Southwestern (KS)  2 –7   3 –7  
Bethany (KS)  2 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 5 Georgetown (KY) x^  5 –0   9 –3  
No. 21 Cumberlands (KY)  3 –2   8 –3  
No. 15 Pikeville ^  3 –2   7 –3  
Union (KY)  3 –2   4 –6  
Virginia–Wise  1 –4   4 –7  
Shorter  0 –5   2 –8  
West Division
No. 23 Bethel (TN) x  5 –0   7 –4  
Belhaven  3 –2   5 –6  
Lambuth  3 –2   5 –6  
Kentucky Wesleyan  2 –3   3 –7  
Campbellsville  2 –3   2 –8  
Cumberland (TN)  0 –5   2 –8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 2 St. Francis (IN) x^  7 –0   13 –1  
No. 18 Walsh  5 –2   8 –3  
No. 14 Geneva ^  5 –2   8 –4  
Quincy  4 –3   5 –6  
Urbana  3 –4   6 –5  
Malone  2 –5   3 –7  
Ohio Dominican  2 –5   3 –7  
Taylor  0 –7   0 –10  
Midwest League
No. 9 Saint Xavier x^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 10 McKendree x^  6 –1   8 –3  
No. 16 St. Ambrose ^  5 –2   8 –3  
William Penn  4 –3   6 –5  
Olivet Nazarene  3 –4   6 –6  
Trinity International  2 –5   3 –7  
Iowa Wesleyan  2 –5   3 –8  
St. Francis (IL)  0 –7   2 –9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Webber International *   –   6 –2  
Eastern Oregon   –   6 –3  
No. 12 Azusa Pacific ^   –   6 –4  
Allen   –   4 –4  
Southern Virginia *   –   3 –5  
Paul Quinn   –   3 –6  
Edward Waters   –   2 –7  
SAGU   –   2 –8  
Waldorf   –   2 –9  
Seton Hill   –   1 –9  
Southern Oregon   –   1 –9  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Webber International later forfeited two wins and Southern Virginia forfeited three.
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason
Main article: 2005 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings
Main article: 2005 NAIA football rankings

References
  1. Brandt, David (December 18, 2005). "Dynasty re-run". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Brandt, David (December 18, 2005). "NAIA (continued)". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 5C. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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