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2005 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 35–28 vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record14–1 (8–1 OAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (1st season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons← 20042006 →
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 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.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Washington UniversityW 33–73,236
September 17at John CarrollW 70–03,650
September 24Otterbein
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 55–74,013
October 1Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–245,122
October 8at WilmingtonW 41–62,327
October 15at MariettaW 59–7859
October 22Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
L 14–213,369
October 29Baldwin Wallace
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 17–35,672
November 5at MuskingumW 45–01,472
November 12at HeidelbergW 63–02,022
November 19Mt. St. Joseph
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–62,576
November 26Augustana (IL)
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 44–72,637
December 3Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 34–314,209
December 10Rowan
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 19–73,236
December 17vs. Wisconsin-WhitewaterW 35–284,619

References

  1. "2005 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "2005 Mount Union Football Statistics". Mount Union.
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2005 Mount Union Purple Raiders football—NCAA Division III national champions
Head coach
Larry Kehres
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