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2005 NCAA Division III football season
| 2005 NCAA Division III football season |
|---|
| August – November 2005 |
| November – December 2005 |
| Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA |
| Mount Union (8) |
| Brett Elliott (QB), Linfield |
| NCAA Division III football seasons |
The 2005 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2005, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2005 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eighth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, 35−28. This was the first of eight subsequent championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (5 wins); only the 2012 Stagg Bowl featured a different team.
The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Brett Elliott, quarterback from Linfield.
| School | 2004 conference | 2005 conference |
|---|---|---|
| Becker Hawks | No program | Independent |
| Chowan Hawks | USA South | Independent (Division II) |
| Conference champions |
|---|
| American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| Atlantic Central Football Conference – SUNY Brockport, Salisbury, and Wesley |
| Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins |
| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) |
| Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca |
| Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph |
| Illini-Badger Football Conference – Lakeland |
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) and Coe |
| Liberty League – Union (NY) |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion |
| Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley |
| Midwest Conference – Monmouth (IL) |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) |
| New England Football Conference – Fitchburg State (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division) |
| Championship Game: Curry 17, Fitchburg State 14 (2OT) |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) |
| New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan and SUNY Cortland |
| North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash |
| Northwest Conference – Linfield |
| Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater |
| Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thiel |
| Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental |
| Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) |
| University Athletic Association – Chicago |
| Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul |
| USA South Athletic Conference – Ferrum and Methodist |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater |
The 2005 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 33rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia, for the 13th time. The bracket for this field expanded from 28 to 32 teams, where it has remained.
Twenty-one conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, five conferences had no Pool A bid. The PAC was in the first year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC, NWC, UAA, and UMAC failed to meet the seven-member requirement.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 21 Pool A conferences contained 179 schools, an average of 8.5 teams per conference. Thirty-seven schools were in Pool B, enough for four bids.
The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
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