2005 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record14–0 (8–0 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumNelson Stadium
2005 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 7 Montana Tech ^  6 –2   9 –4  
MSU 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

The 2005 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2005 NAIA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a perfect 14–0 record (8–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Saint Francis (Indiana), 27–10, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

The team was led on offense by junior quarterback Tyler Emmert. Emmert received the NAIA Football Player of the Year Award in both 2003 and 2005.

The team played its home games at Nelson Stadium in Helena, Montana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Eastern Oregon*La Grande, ORW 44–14726[2]
September 10Azusa Pacific*
W 27–75,385[3]
September 17MSU Northern
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 31–145,573[4]
September 24at Montana WesternDillon, MTW 37–7
October 1at Rocky MountainBillings, MTW 49–14
October 15Montana Tech
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 45–36,187[5]
October 22at MSU NorthernHavre, MTW 47–21
October 29Montana Western
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 45–04,734[6]
November 5at Montana TechButte, MTW 21–16
November 12Rocky Mountain
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 66–134,532[7]
November 19Dickinson State*
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA first round)
W 23–134,834[8]
November 26Montana Tech
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 24–05,396[9]
December 3Sioux Falls (SD)*
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA semifinal)
W 55–04,437[10]
December 17vs. Saint Francis (IN)*
W 27–106,313[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2005 Football Schedule". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "2005 Carroll College Football Overall stats" (PDF). Carroll College. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ Brandt, David (December 18, 2005). "Dynasty re-run". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Brandt, David (December 18, 2005). "NAIA (continued)". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 5C. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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