The 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...

 in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 2005–2006

2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season

The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of the college football season, began on September 1, 2005 and concluded on December 16, 2005 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers to win the NCAA Division I-AA Football...

. The team was coached by Jerry Moore

Jerry Moore

Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Mountaineers located in the town of Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina. He has filled the position since 1989. Moore has had a winning record in 19 out of the last 20 seasons. He led the...

 and the Mountaineers

Appalachian State Mountaineers

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and have been a member of the Southern Conference since 1972....

 played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Kidd Brewer Stadium is located in Boone, North Carolina and is Appalachian State University's 21,650 seat multi-purpose stadium. Nicknamed "The Rock", the stadium is home to the Mountaineers, the NCAA 2005, 2006, and 2007 Division I FCS national champions. It is also the home of the school's field...

 in Boone, North Carolina

Boone, North Carolina

Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010...

.

The football team competes in Division I-AA as a member of the Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...

. Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, public

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

 or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 (NCAA) national championship in football. The Mountaineers won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship.

Schedule

Eastern Kentucky

Kansas

Coastal Carolina

The Citadel

Furman

Georgia Southern

Wofford

Chattanooga

LSU

Western Carolina

Elon

Lafayette

Southern Illinois

Furman

Northern Iowa

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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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
  Jerry Moore
  Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Mountaineers located in the town of Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina. He has filled the position since 1989. Moore has had a winning record in 19 out of the last 20 seasons. He led the...
  
  
• Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Richie Williams
  Richie Williams (Canadian football)
  -College career:Williams became Appalachian State's starting quarterback during his junior year in 2004 in which the Mountaineers finished with a disappointing 6–5 overall record. However, on October 9, 2004, against Furman University, Williams completed 40 of 45 passes thrown for an all divisions...
  
  
• Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Richie Williams
• Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy
  Jacobs Blocking Trophy
  The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of , the founder and president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. The trophies are awarded by his sons, Hugh and William...
  
  — Matt Isenhour

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;">		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

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;"> 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

2005 statistics at GoASU

External links

• GoASU.com - Official Appalachian State Mountaineers football website