2005 Army Black Knights football team

The 2005 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2005 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Ross (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Mumford (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Pete Bier, Carlton Jones, Ray Stith, Dhyan Tarver
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	3
Navy			–						8	–	4
Army			–						4	–	7
Temple			–						0	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Classic	L 44–7	40,166
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Baylor	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 20–10	31,357
September 23	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Iowa State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	L 28–21	25,007
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	L 47–13	38,482
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 14–10	31,018
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 38–17	34,478
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 20–0	12,203
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPN Classic	W 27–24	44,782
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 (I-AA) UMass	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 34–27	34,055
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 38–10	25,692
December 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 42–23	69,322
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time