2005 Shepherd Rams football team
American college football season
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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.
| 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) |
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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 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
Schedule
| 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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