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2005 Arkansas State Indians football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record2–6, 4 wins vacated (1–2 Sun Belt, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKevin Corless (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (4th season)
Home stadium Indian Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006 →
2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State +   5 2     6 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette +   5 2     6 5  
Louisiana–Monroe +   5 2     5 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 4     4 7  
Troy   3 4     4 7  
Florida Atlantic   2 5     2 9  
North Texas   2 5     2 9  
FIU   0 4     0 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins

The 2005 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe. Arkansas State was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Southern Miss.

A 31-month-long investigation by the NCAA discovered that 31 ineligible athletes in various sports were fielded in several different sports programs at Arkansas State. As a result, in 2011, four of the football team's wins from the 2005 season all six victories from the 2006 season were vacated as self-imposed penalties by Arkansas State. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m.vs. Missouri*L 17–4432,906
September 106:00 p.m. Tennessee–Martin*W 56–717,174
September 176:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*L 10–2046,817
September 242:30 p.m. FIU
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN+W 66–2416,423
October 16:00 p.m.at Louisiana–MonroeL 27–3114,929
October 136:30 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 39–36 (vacated)12,944
October 226:00 p.m. Florida Atlanticdagger
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPNUW 3–0 OT (vacated)20,367
November 54:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeL 7–459,952
November 126:00 p.m. Troy
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 9–3 (vacated)10,474
November 1911:00 a.m.at Army*ESPNUL 10–3825,692
November 261:00 p.m.at North TexasW 31–24 (vacated)7,691
December 207:00 p.m.vs. Southern Miss*ESPNL 19–3118,338

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References

  1. ^ "NCAA throws out Arkansas St. wins". ESPN. Associated Press. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "2005 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2022.