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For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see 2005 Orange Bowl.College football gameThe 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The game was played on December 16, 2005, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This was the final season that the NCAA football classification now known as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) operated as Division I-AA. The culminating game of the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 21\u201316.The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2005 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.Table of ContentsAppalachian State Mountaineers[edit]Northern Iowa Panthers[edit]Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Game statistics[edit]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Appalachian State Mountaineers[edit]Appalachian State finished their regular season with an 8\u20133 record (6\u20131 in conference). Two of their losses were to Division I-A teams; Kansas and LSU. The Mountaineers were the second-seed in the tournament and defeated Lafayette, Southern Illinois, and Furman to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Appalachian State in a Division I-AA championship game.Northern Iowa Panthers[edit]Northern Iowa finished their regular season with an 8\u20133 record (5\u20132 in conference). One of their losses was to Iowa of Division I-A. The Panthers were unseeded in the tournament; they defeated Eastern Washington, first-seed New Hampshire, and fourth-seed Texas State to reach the final. This was also the first appearance for Northern Iowa in a Division I-AA championship game.Game summary[edit]Northern Iowa took a 6\u20130 lead in the first quarter, from a pair of field goals. In the second quarter, Appalachian State briefly went ahead, 7\u20136, on a five-yard touchdown run by Kevin Richardson.  Northern Iowa then reclaimed the lead on a touchdown of their own, and extended their advantage to 16\u20137 from another field goal shortly before halftime. In the third quarter, Richardson’s second touchdown of the game brought Appalachian State to within two points, 16\u201314. With just over nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Appalachian State forced a fumble, which was picked up and run in for a touchdown by Jason Hunter. There would be no further scoring, as Appalachian State won their first title via the 21\u201316 final.[3]Scoring summary[edit]Scoring summaryQuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScorePlaysYardsTOPAPPUNI111:369413:31UNI50-yard field goal by Brian Wingert0319:456151:44UNI26-yard field goal by Wingert06213:189642:41APPKevin Richardson 5-yard touchdown run, Julian Rauch kick good7628:205412:13UNIDavid Horne 2-yard touchdown run, Wingert kick good71321:097142:57UNI31-yard field goal by Wingert71636:059794:12APPRichardson 1-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good141649:14APPFumble recovery returned 15 yards for touchdown by Jason Hunter, Rauch kick good2116“TOP” = time of possession.  For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2116[2]Game statistics[edit]1234TotalNo. 2 Mountaineers077721Panthers6100016  Jason Hunter scored the winning touchdown for Appalachian State.StatisticsAPPUNIFirst downs1821Plays\u2013yards70\u201329878\u2013283Rushes\u2013yards28\u20134647\u2013102Passing yards252181Passing: comp\u2013att\u2013int19\u201342\u2013117\u201331\u20130Time of possession23:3436:26TeamCategoryPlayerStatisticsAppalachian StatePassingRichie Williams10\u201326, 129 ydsRushingKevin Richardson17 car, 51 yds, 2 TDReceivingZach Johnson6 rec, 101 ydsNorthern IowaPassingEric Sanders17\u201331, 181 ydsRushingDavid Horne22 car, 102 yds, 1 TDReceivingJustin Surrency5 rec, 59 yds[2][4]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/2005-ncaa-division-i-aa-football-championship-game\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2005 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game"}}]}]