2005 Carroll Fighting Saints football team explained

Year:2005
Team:Carroll Fighting Saints
Sport:football
Conference:Frontier Conference
Short Conf:Frontier
Record:14–0
Conf Record:8–0
Head Coach:Mike Van Diest
Hc Year:7th
Stadium:Nelson Stadium
Champion:NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
Bowl:NAIA National Championship Game
Bowl Result:W 27–10 vs. Saint Francis (IN)

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Football Schedule. Carroll College. October 31, 2021.