Bowls and playoffs
The 2005 football postseason, including games played in 2006.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: App State 21 · UNI 16
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 16, 2005
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Grand Valley St. 21 · Northwest Mo. St. 17
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 35 · Wis.-Whitewater 28
31 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Tulsa 31 · Fresno St. 24
December 31, 2005
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 24 · Auburn 10
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Champs Sports Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Clemson 19 · Colorado 10
December 27, 2005
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
LSU 40 · Miami (FL) 3
December 30, 2005
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Penn St. 26 · Florida St. 23
January 3, 2006
Location not documented
Fort Worth Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Kansas 42 · Houston 13
December 23, 2005
Location not documented
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Presented By Bridgestone
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Virginia 34 · Minnesota 31
December 30, 2005
Location not documented
GMAC Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Toledo 45 · UTEP 13
December 21, 2005
Location not documented
Houston Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
TCU 27 · Iowa St. 24
December 31, 2005
Houston
Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Missouri 38 · South Carolina 31
December 30, 2005
Location not documented
Insight Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Arizona St. 45 · Rutgers 40
December 27, 2005
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Memphis 38 · Akron 31
December 26, 2005
Detroit
MasterCard Alamo Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 32 · Michigan 28
December 28, 2005
Location not documented
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 14 · South Fla. 0
December 31, 2005
Location not documented
MPC Computers Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Boston College 27 · Boise St. 21
December 28, 2005
Location not documented
Nokia Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
West Virginia 38 · Georgia 35
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida 31 · Iowa 24
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 17 · Oregon 14
December 29, 2005
Location not documented
Poinsettia Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Navy 51 · Colorado St. 30
December 22, 2005
San Diego, CA
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl · National championship
Texas 41 · Southern California 38
January 4, 2006
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
San Francisco Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Utah 38 · Georgia Tech 10
December 29, 2005
San Francisco
SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Alabama 13 · Texas Tech 10
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Nevada 49 · UCF 48
December 24, 2005
Location not documented
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
California 35 · BYU 28
December 22, 2005
Location not documented
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Ohio St. 34 · Notre Dame 20
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Toyota Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 35 · Louisville 24
January 2, 2006
Location not documented
Vitalis Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
UCLA 50 · Northwestern 38
December 30, 2005
Location not documented
Wyndham New Orleans Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Southern Miss. 31 · Arkansas St. 19
December 20, 2005
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Mo. Western St. 35 · Concordia-St. Paul 23
December 3, 2005
Location not documented
Aztec Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Division III All-Stars 53 · Mexico Collegians 15
December 17, 2005
Mexico
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 35 · East 31
January 21, 2006
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 10 · West 7
January 21, 2006
Location not documented
Magnolia Gridiron Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
White (FBS) 17 · Red (FCS) 9
December 24, 2005
Location not documented
North-South All-American Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 41 · West 3
January 14, 2006
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 31 · South 14
January 28, 2006
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.