2005 Shepherd Rams football
WVIAC champion
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 20[1]
Record11–1 (8–0 WVIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRam Stadium
2005 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Shepherd $^  8 –0   11 –1  
Glenville State  7 –1   9 –2  
Charleston (WV)  6 –2   8 –3  
West Liberty  4 –4   6 –5  
Fairmont State  4 –4   4 –6  
Concord  3 –5   4 –7  
West Virginia Wesleyan  2 –6   3 –8  
West Virginia State  2 –6   2 –9  
West Virginia Tech  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2005 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Monte Cater, the Rams compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the WVIAC title.[2] Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, receiving a first-round bye before losing in the second round to C.W. Post.

The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Regular season

The 2005 regular season for the Rams consisted of eight games against WVIAC opponents and three non-conference games, one each against Virginia State, Shippensburg, and Slippery Rock. Shepherd finished the regular season 11–0.

Playoffs

Shepherd received a first round bye in the playoffs by way of earning the top seed in Super Region I. In the second round, the team hosted C.W. Post, losing 28–21.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultSource
August 271:00 p.m.Virginia State*
W 24–6
September 31:00 p.m.Shippensburg*
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 34–32[4]
September 101:00 p.m.at Slippery Rock*
W 24–7
September 171:00 p.m.at Glenville State
W 34–13
September 241:00 p.m.at Fairmont StateNo. 25
W 14–11[5]
October 11:00 p.m.West Virginia TechNo. 23
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 56–7[6]
October 81:00 p.m.Charleston (WV)No. 21
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 27–0[7]
October 1512:00 p.m.at ConcordNo. 16
W 48–21[8]
October 221:00 p.m.at West Virginia WesleyanNo. 15
W 51–0[9]
October 291:00 p.m.West LibertydaggerNo. 10
W 34–7[10]
November 51:00 p.m.West Virginia StateNo. 8
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 51–10[11]
November 191:00 p.m.C.W. Post*No. 6
L 21–28[12][13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ↑ "Poll 2005 1214 II Final". December 14, 2005. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Shepherd to Honor 2005 and 2010 WVIAC Champion Football Teams". Shepherd University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "C.W. Post vs Shepherd University (Nov 19, 2005)". Northeast 10 Athletics.
  4. ↑ Steve Patterson (September 5, 2005). "Shepherd holds off Raiders' last-ditch effort". Public Opinion. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Poll 2005 0922 II". September 22, 2005. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Poll 2005 0928 II". September 28, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Poll 2005 1005 II". October 5, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Poll 2005 1012 II". October 12, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Poll 2005 1019 II". October 19, 2005. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Poll 2005 1026 II". October 26, 2005. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Poll 2005 1102 II". November 2, 2005. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "C.W. Post 28, Shepherd 21: Pioneers advance to Elite 8". Newsday. November 20, 2005. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Poll 2005 1109 II". November 9, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "2005 Football Schedule". Shepherd University Athletics.
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