2005 NCAA Division II football season

2005 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – Division II playoff participant; Rankings from AFCA Poll

2005 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

2005 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August 27 – November 5, 2005
Playoffs	November 12 – December 10, 2005[1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	Grand Valley State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg

The 2005 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 27, 2005, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 2005 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, 21–17, to win their third Division II national title.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Jimmy Terwilliger, quarterback from East Stroudsburg.

Conference standings

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Central Arkansas Lone Star Conference – West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Washburn North Central Conference – Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and South Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul and Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), California (PA) and Edinboro (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Presbyterian Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

2005 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Grand Valley State 3rd title championship game tournaments
Runner-Up	Northwest Missouri State 3rd championship game tournaments
Semifinalists	East Stroudsburg tournaments North Alabama tournaments
Winning Coach	championship

The 2005 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 32nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 18th time.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket

First Round November 12 Campus Sites					Second Round November 19 Campus Sites			Quarterfinals November 26 Campus Sites			Semifinals December 3 Campus Sites			National Championship Game December 10 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

5	Central Arkansas	28			1	Presbyterian*	28
4	Albany State	20			5	Central Arkansas	52
								5	Central Arkansas	38

								6	North Alabama	41
6	North Alabama	40	2	North Carolina Central*	21

3	Valdosta State	13			6	North Alabama	24
											6	North Alabama	24
Super Region 2
											6	NW Missouri State	25
5	Pittsburg State	49			1	West Texas A&M*	3

4	Nebraska–Kearney	20			5	Pittsburg State	41
								5	Pittsburg State	10

								6	NW Missouri State	21
6	NW Missouri State	45	2	Washburn*	32

3	Angelo State	14			6	NW Missouri State	42
														6	NW Missouri State	17

														1	Grand Valley State	21
4	C.W. Post	24			1	Shepherd*	21

5	West Chester	20			4	C.W. Post	28
								4	C.W. Post	28

								3	East Stroudsburg	55
3	East Stroudsburg	55	2	Bloomsburg*	39

6	S. Connecticut	33			3	East Stroudsburg	52
											3	East Stroudsburg	20
Super Region 4
											1	Grand Valley State	55
4	North Dakota	23			1	Grand Valley State*	17

5	Minnesota–Duluth	12			4	North Dakota	3
								1	Grand Valley State	24

								3	Saginaw Valley	17
3	Saginaw Valley State	31	2	Nebraska–Omaha*	21

6	Northwood	16			3	Saginaw Valley	24

* Home team † Overtime

References

↑ "2000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
↑ "2005 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

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[1] "2000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

[2] "2005 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

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