2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. J. Weist (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Dietzel (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumL. T. Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^   5 2     11 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^   5 2     9 4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +   5 2     8 3  
No. 22 Illinois State   4 3     7 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Western Illinois   3 4     5 6  
Missouri State   2 5     4 6  
Indiana State   0 7     0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were coached by David Elson. The Hilltoppers started the season strong, but after being ranked number 1 in Division I-AA, they lost their last four games and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999.[1]

The team included future National Football League (NFL) players Curtis Hamilton and Greg Ryan. Erik Losey and Antonio Thomas were named to the AP All American team and Chris James made the 1AA All-Star Team.[2] The All-Conference team included Losey, Thomas, James, Lerron Moore, Marion Rumph, Deion Holts, Dennis Mitchell, and Daniel Williams.[3]