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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
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (1st season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Washington University
W 33–73,236[2]
September 17at John Carroll
W 70–03,650[3]
September 24Otterbein
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 55–74,013[4]
October 1Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–245,122[5]
October 8at Wilmington
W 41–62,327[6]
October 15at Marietta
W 59–7859[7]
October 22Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
L 14–213,369[8]
October 29Baldwin Wallace
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 17–35,672[9]
November 5at Muskingum
W 45–01,472[10]
November 12at Heidelberg
W 63–02,022[11]
November 19Mt. St. Joseph
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–62,576[12]
November 26Augustana (IL)
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 44–72,637[13]
December 3Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 34–314,209[14]
December 10Rowan
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 19–73,236[15]
December 17vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater
W 35–284,619[16]

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References edit

  1. ^ "2005 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "2005 Mount Union Football Statistics". Mount Union.
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