# 2005 Arena Football League season

The 2005 Arena Football League season was the 19th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Colorado Crush, who defeated the Georgia Force in ArenaBowl XIX. The AFL changed its playoff format to allow the top four teams per conference to make the playoffs. Previously, the top eight teams in the league make the playoffs, regardless of their conference. Also, there was no inter-conference play in the playoffs until the Arena Bowl starting in 2005. The division champions also received an automatic playoff berth. This was probably brought on by the fact that the year before the Eastern Division champion New York Dragons missed the playoffs.

## Standings

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
| National Conference ||||||||
| Eastern Division ||||||||
| New York Dragons | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dallas Desperados | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.531 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Philadelphia Soul | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Columbus Destroyers | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Southern Division ||||||||
| Georgia Force | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.687 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Orlando Predators | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.562 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| Austin Wranglers | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| American Conference ||||||||
| Central Division ||||||||
| Colorado Crush | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Chicago Rush | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.562 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Nashville Kats | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.406 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Western Division ||||||||
| Los Angeles Avengers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.562 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Las Vegas Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Purple indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best conference record

## Playoffs

All games televised by NBC.
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | ArenaBowl XIX | ArenaBowl XIX | ArenaBowl XIX |
| 1 | Georgia | 62 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay | 46 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay | 46 | 1 | Georgia | 60 | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 1 | Georgia | 60 | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 3 | Orlando | 58 | | | |
| 2 | New York | 42 | 3 | Orlando | 58 | | | |
| 3 | Orlando | 47 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Orlando | 47 | | | | N1 | Georgia | 48 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Colorado | 51 |
| 1 | Colorado | 56 | | | | | | | A1 | Colorado | 51 |
| 4 | San Jose | 48 | | | | | | |
| 4 | San Jose | 48 | 1 | Colorado (OT) | 49 | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 1 | Colorado (OT) | 49 | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 3 | Chicago | 43 | | | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 45 | 3 | Chicago | 43 | | | |
| 3 | Chicago | 52 | | | | | | |
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## All-Arena team

| Position | First team | Second team |
| Quarterback | Mark Grieb, San Jose | Matt Nagy, Georgia |
| Fullback/Linebacker | Frank Carter, Las Vegas | Rich Young, Colorado |
| Wide receiver/Linebacker | Cory Fleming, Orlando | Lawrence Samuels, Tampa Bay |
| Wide receiver/Defensive back | Kevin Ingram, Los Angeles | Will Pettis, Dallas |
| Offensive specialist | Damian Harrell, Colorado | Siaha Burley, Arizona |
| Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Silas DeMary, Los Angeles B.J Cohen, New Orleans Jermaine Smith, Georgia | Gillis Wilson, Georgia E.J. Burt, Orlando John Moyer, Chicago |
| Defensive specialist | Billy Parker, New York Kenny McEntyre, Orlando | Kahlil Carter, Nashville Kevin Gaines, Georgia |
| Kicker | Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles | Clay Rush, Colorado |