| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | Shepherd Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WVIAC |
| Afcarank: | 20[1] |
| Record: | 11–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Monte Cater |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Stadium: | Ram Stadium |
| Champion: | WVIAC champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division II Second Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 21–28 vs. |
The 2005 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Monte Cater, the Rams compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the WVIAC title.[2] Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, receiving a first-round bye before losing in the second round to .
The Rams played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
The 2005 regular season for the Rams consisted of eight games against WVIAC opponents and three non-conference games, one each against,, and . Shepherd finished the regular season 11–0.
Shepherd received a first round bye in the playoffs by way of earning the top seed in Super Region I. In the second round, the team hosted, losing 28–21.[3]