2005 Texas State Bobcats football team

2005 Texas State Bobcats football
SLC co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorCraig Naivar (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas State +^  5 1   11 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^  5 1   6 4  
McNeese State  3 3   5 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 4   4 6  
Sam Houston State  2 4   3 7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 5   5 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. They finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SLC title with Nicholls State. Texas State qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship defeating Georgia Southern in the first round and Cal Poly in the second round before falling to Northern Iowa in the semifinals.