The 2005 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's fifth season as a member of the af2 and the second under head coach Les Moss. The team ended with a 9–7 record and qualified for the playoffs, but the Pioneers fell to the Florida Firecats for the second straight year. Following the season, Moss left the team to be an assistant coach with the Orlando Predators, leaving the team looking for its fifth head coach for its fifth season.
Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site |
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| 1 | April 1, 2005 | Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | W 59–47 | 1–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 2 | April 10, 2005 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 64–28 | 2–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 3 | April 15, 2005 | Albany Conquest | W 55–37 | 3–0 | Times Union Center |
| 4 | April 22, 2005 | Louisville Fire | L 58–50 | 3–1 | Wachovia Arena |
| 5 | April 30, 2005 | Green Bay Blizzard | L 48–40 | 3–2 | Wachovia Arena |
| 6 | Bye |
| 7 | May 14, 2005 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 57–55 | 4–2 | iWireless Center |
| 8 | May 21, 2005 | Rio Grande Valley Dorados | L 52–49 | 4–3 | Dodge Arena |
| 9 | May 27, 2005 | Manchester Wolves | L 46–33 | 4–4 | Wachovia Arena |
| 10 | June 3, 2005 | Green Bay Blizzard | W 38–24 | 5–4 | Resch Center |
| 11 | June 11, 2005 | Albany Conquest | W 43–34 | 6–4 | Wachovia Arena |
| 12 | June 18, 2005 | Macon Knights | L 41–53 | 6–5 | Macon Coliseum |
| 13 | June 25, 2005 | South Georgia Wildcats | W 65–46 | 7–5 | Albany Civic Center |
| 14 | Bye |
| 15 | July 8, 2005 | Manchester Wolves | L 63–36 | 7–6 | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| 16 | July 16, 2005 | Florida Firecats | L 48–47 (OT) | 7–7 | Germain Arena |
| 17 | July 23, 2005 | Albany Conquest | W 54–47 | 8–7 | Wachovia Arena |
| 18 | July 30, 2005 | Macon Knights | W 53–52 | 9–7 | Wachovia Arena |
Attendance
| Week | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 5,105 |
| 2 | Quad City Steamwheelers | 4,532 |
| 4 | Louisville Fire | 4,360 |
| 5 | Green Bay Blizzard | 4,846 |
| 9 | Manchester Wolves | 4,422 |
| 11 | Albany Conquest | 4,462 |
| 17 | Albany Conquest | 4,427 |
| 18 | Macon Knights | 4,053 |
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| Playoff | Opponent | Attendance |
| 1 | Green Bay Blizzard | 3,102 |
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| Total | | 39,309 |
| Average | | 4,368 |