2005 NAIA football season

The 2005 NAIA football season was the component of the 2005 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 17, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Saint Francis Cougars, 27–10, in the title game to win the program's fourth consecutive NAIA championship.

2005 NAIA football season
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN December 17, 2005
Champion	Carroll (MT)
Player of the Year	Tyler Emmert (quarterback, Carroll (MT))

Conference standings

2005 Central States Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Langston +   5 – 1     7 – 3   No. 25 Texas College +   5 – 1     6 – 4   Southern Nazarene   4 – 2     6 – 4   NW Oklahoma State   4 – 2     4 – 5   Bacone   2 – 4     4 – 6   Haskell   1 – 5     4 – 7   Peru State   0 – 6     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 22 Valley City State +   6 – 1     7 – 3   No. 11 Dickinson State +^   6 – 1     7 – 4   No. 24 Black Hills State   5 – 2     7 – 3   Dakota State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Minot State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Jamestown   3 – 4     3 – 7   Mayville State   1 – 6     2 – 8   South Dakota Mines   1 – 6     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^   8 – 0     14 – 0   No. 7 Montana Tech ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   Montana State–Northern   3 – 5     5 – 5   Montana Western   2 – 6     2 – 9   Rocky Mountain   1 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Morningside $^   10 – 0     12 – 1   No. 4 Sioux Falls ^   9 – 1     11 – 2   No. 17 Northwestern (IA)   7 – 3     8 – 3   Midland Lutheran   6 – 4     6 – 4   Nebraska Wesleyan   5 – 5     5 – 5   Dana   4 – 6     5 – 6   Concordia (NE)   4 – 6     4 – 6   Hastings   4 – 6     4 – 6   Briar Cliff   3 – 7     4 – 7   Doane   2 – 8     2 – 8   Dakota Wesleyan   1 – 9     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Evangel +^   8 – 2     9 – 3   No. 13 Graceland +^   8 – 2     9 – 3   No. 19 MidAmerica Nazarene   7 – 3     7 – 3   Lindenwood   7 – 3     7 – 4   Benedictine (KS)   6 – 4     6 – 4   William Jewell   6 – 4     6 – 4   Missouri Valley   4 – 6     5 – 6   Culver–Stockton   3 – 7     3 – 7   Baker   3 – 7     3 – 8   Central Methodist   3 – 7     3 – 8   Avila   0 – 10     0 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Tabor $^   9 – 0     11 – 1   No. 20 Kansas Wesleyan   7 – 2     8 – 2   Friends   6 – 3     7 – 3   Sterling   5 – 4     5 – 4   McPherson   4 – 5     5 – 5   Ottawa   4 – 5     5 – 5   Saint Mary (KS)   4 – 5     5 – 5   Bethel (KS)   2 – 7     3 – 7   Southwestern (KS)   2 – 7     3 – 7   Bethany (KS)   2 – 7     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2005 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 5 Georgetown (KY) x^   5 – 0     9 – 3   No. 21 Cumberlands (KY)   3 – 2     8 – 3   No. 15 Pikeville ^   3 – 2     7 – 3   Union (KY)   3 – 2     4 – 6   Virginia–Wise   1 – 4     4 – 7   Shorter   0 – 5     2 – 8   West Division No. 23 Bethel (TN) x   5 – 0     7 – 4   Belhaven   3 – 2     5 – 6   Lambuth   3 – 2     5 – 6   Kentucky Wesleyan   2 – 3     3 – 7   Campbellsville   2 – 3     2 – 8   Cumberland (TN)   0 – 5     2 – 8   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 2 St. Francis (IN) x^   7 – 0     13 – 1   No. 18 Walsh   5 – 2     8 – 3   No. 14 Geneva ^   5 – 2     8 – 4   Quincy   4 – 3     5 – 6   Urbana   3 – 4     6 – 5   Malone   2 – 5     3 – 7   Ohio Dominican   2 – 5     3 – 7   Taylor   0 – 7     0 – 10   Midwest League No. 9 Saint Xavier x^   6 – 1     9 – 3   No. 10 McKendree x^   6 – 1     8 – 3   No. 16 St. Ambrose ^   5 – 2     8 – 3   William Penn   4 – 3     6 – 5   Olivet Nazarene   3 – 4     6 – 6   Trinity International   2 – 5     3 – 7   Iowa Wesleyan   2 – 5     3 – 8   St. Francis (IL)   0 – 7     2 – 9   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2005 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Webber International *   –     6 – 2   Eastern Oregon   –     6 – 3   No. 12 Azusa Pacific ^   –     6 – 4   Allen   –     4 – 4   Southern Virginia *   –     3 – 5   Paul Quinn   –     3 – 6   Edward Waters   –     2 – 7   SAGU   –     2 – 8   Waldorf   –     2 – 9   Seton Hill   –     1 – 9   Southern Oregon   –     1 – 9   ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Webber International later forfeited two wins and Southern Virginia forfeited three. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Main article: 2005 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2005 NAIA football rankings