2005 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2005 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Chippewas were led by second-year head coach Brian Kelly.

2005 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Quinn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (OH) x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	Indiana*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 13–20	22,212
September 10	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 38–37	16,956
September 17	3:30 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN Plus	L 3–40	100,276
September 24	1:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)		L 20–23 OT	15,013
October 1	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 31–17	10,093
October 8	1:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNC	W 14–10	31,018
October 15	1:00 pm	Ohio	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 37–10	16,017
October 29	7:00 pm	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN Plus	W 42–20	19,822
November 5	1:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 28–31	13,812
November 12	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 24–31	23,484
November 19	12:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	CL	W 31–24 OT	7,386
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time