2005 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

The 2005 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division III football season. In their 20th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a 14–1 record, won the OAC championship, advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, and defeated Wisconsin–Whitewater, 35–28, in the Stagg Bowl to win the Division III national championship.[1]

2005 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record14–1 (8–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
2005 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Mount Union $^  8 1   14 1  
No. 18 Ohio Northern  7 2   8 2  
No. 5 Capital ^  7 2   10 3  
John Carroll  6 3   7 3  
Otterbein  6 3   7 3  
Marietta  4 5   5 5  
Baldwin–Wallace  3 6   4 6  
Muskingum  2 7   2 8  
Wilmington (OH)  2 7   2 8  
Heidelberg  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Washington University
W 33–7
September 17at John CarrollCleveland, OHW 70–0
September 24Otterbein
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 55–7
October 1Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–24
October 8at WilmingtonWilmington, OHW 41–6
October 15at MariettaMarietta, OHW 59–7
October 22Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
L 14–21
October 29Baldwin Wallace
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 17–3
November 5at MuskingumNew Concord, OHW 45–0
November 12at HeidelbergTiffin, OHW 63–0
November 19Mt. St. Joseph
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–6
November 26Augustana (IL)
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 44–7
December 3Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 34–31
December 10Rowan
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 19–7
December 17vs. Wisconsin-WhitewaterW 35–28

References

  1. "2005 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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