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2005 Shepherd Rams football team

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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
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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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

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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. 10W 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

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  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.