2005 Shepherd Rams football team
| 2005 Shepherd Rams football | |
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WVIAC champion | |
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 21–28 vs. C.W. Post | |
| Conference | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 20[1] |
| Record | 11–1 (8–0 WVIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ram Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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| August 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia State* | W 24–6 | |||
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Shippensburg* |
| W 34–32 | [4] | |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Slippery Rock* | W 24–7 | |||
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Glenville State |
| W 34–13 | ||
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fairmont State | No. 25 |
| W 14–11 | [5] |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia Tech | No. 23 |
| W 56–7 | [6] |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston (WV) | No. 21 |
| W 27–0 | [7] |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Concord | No. 16 |
| W 48–21 | [8] |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia Wesleyan | No. 15 |
| W 51–0 | [9] |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | West Liberty | No. 10 |
| W 34–7 | [10] |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia State | No. 8 |
| W 51–10 | [11] |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | C.W. Post* | No. 6 |
| L 21–28 | [12][13][14] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Poll 2005 1214 II Final". December 14, 2005. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shepherd to Honor 2005 and 2010 WVIAC Champion Football Teams". Shepherd University Athletics.
- ^ "C.W. Post vs Shepherd University (Nov 19, 2005)". Northeast 10 Athletics.
- ^ Steve Patterson (September 5, 2005). "Shepherd holds off Raiders' last-ditch effort". Public Opinion. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 0922 II". September 22, 2005. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 0928 II". September 28, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1005 II". October 5, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1012 II". October 12, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1019 II". October 19, 2005. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1026 II". October 26, 2005. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1102 II". November 2, 2005. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "C.W. Post 28, Shepherd 21: Pioneers advance to Elite 8". Newsday. November 20, 2005. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poll 2005 1109 II". November 9, 2005. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2005 Football Schedule". Shepherd University Athletics.