Jump to content

2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–3 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   7 2     9 3  
Alabama State   6 3     6 5  
Mississippi Valley State   5 4     6 5  
Alcorn State   5 4     6 5  
Jackson State   2 7     2 9  
West Division
No. 11 Grambling State xy$   9 0     11 1  
Southern   4 5     4 5  
Prairie View A&M   3 6     5 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 6     3 8  
Texas Southern   1 8     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourthh-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a conference record of 7–2, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Tennessee State*
W 27–14[1]
September 10at Grambling StateL 0–4412,195[2]
September 17Mississippi Valley StateW 27–137,060[3]
September 24Allen*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 42–0[4]
October 1Texas Southern
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 7–17[5]
October 8at SouthernW 20–7[6]
October 22Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 28–13[7]
October 29vs. No. 24 Alabama StateW 31–2868,238[8]
November 5Jackson State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 52–6[9]
November 12at Alcorn StateW 28–21[10]
November 20at Prairie View A&MW 31–16[11]
December 10vs. No. 11 Grambling State
L 6–4520,612[12]

[13]

References

  1. ^ "Webster era begins with defeat". The Tennessean. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eugene is back, and wow!". The News-Star. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&M cols off Valley, QB Nelson". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alabama A&M 42, Allen 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern 17, Alabama A&M 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama A&M stops Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Luke leads A&M past Ark.–Pine Bluff". The Anniston Star. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "One final hurdle". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jackson State loses, 52–6". Hattiesburg American. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama A&M claims SWAC's East crown". The Anniston Star. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alabama A&M 31, Prairie View A&M 16". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Grambling State runs away with SWAC title". Hattiesburg American. December 11, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2005 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.