2005 National Indoor Football League season

2005 NIFL season
LeagueNational Indoor Football League
Sportindoor American football
Regular season
Season championsOdessa Roughnecks
Playoffs
Atlantic championsRome Renegades
  Atlantic runners-upCincinnati Marshals
Pacific championsTri-Cities Fever
  Pacific runners-upOdessa Roughnecks
Indoor Bowl V
ChampionsTri-Cities Fever
  Runners-upRome Renegades
NIFL seasons

The 2005 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The league champions were the Tri-Cities Fever, who defeated the Rome Renegades in Indoor Bowl V.

Standings

Team Overall Conference
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Atlantic Conference
Eastern Division
RiverCity Rage 10 4 0.714 5 1 0.833
Cincinnati Marshals 7 6 0.538 2 4 0.333
Dayton Warbirds 7 6 0.538 4 2 0.667
New Jersey XTreme 0 14 0.000 0 5 0.000
Southern Division
Daytona Beach Hawgs* 8 6 0.571 9 2 0.818
Miami Morays 7 7 0.500 4 3 0.571
Lakeland Thunderbolts 5 8 0.385 4 5 0.444
Kissimmee Kreatures 2 12 0.143 3 6 0.333
Central Division
Montgomery Maulers 8 6 0.571 2 2 0.500
Rome Renegades 7 7 0.500 3 1 0.750
Fayetteville Guard 7 7 0.500 1 4 0.250
Pacific Conference
Northern Division
Odessa Roughnecks 14 0 1.000 4 0 1.000
Lubbock Gunslingers 4 10 0.286 1 3 0.250
San Angelo Stampede 3 11 0.214 1 3 0.250
Western Division
Everett Hawks 14 0 1.000 9 0 1.000
Wyoming Cavalry 10 4 0.714 6 4 0.600
Tri-Cities Fever 9 5 0.643 4 4 0.500
Billings Mavericks 4 9 0.308 3 6 0.333
Lincoln Capitols 0 12 0.000 0 8 0.000
Southern Division
Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers 10 4 0.715 6 4 1.000
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 8 6 0.571 2 2 0.500
Beaumont Drillers 5 9 0.357 0 4 0.000
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best conference record

*= Despite winning the division, the D.B. Hawgs were unable to play in the playoffs for using an illegal player in a game against the Rome Renegades.

Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Indoor Bowl V
            
5 Fayetteville 78
4 Dayton 63
5 Fayetteville 69
3 Cincinnati 70
3 Cincinnati 67
1 RiverCity 64
3 Cincinnati 41
Atlantic Conference
6 Rome 51
8 Lakeland 7
6 Rome 53
6 Rome 35
2 Montgomery 28
7 Miami 35
2 Montgomery 65
A6 Rome 31
P5 Tri-Cities 47
8 Billings 60
1 Everett 97
1 Everett 53
5 Tri-Cities 54
5 Tri-Cities 35
4 Wyoming 31
5 Tri-Cities 41
Pacific Conference
2 Odessa 39
7 Beaumont 23
2 Odessa 74
2 Odessa 69
6 Corpus Christi 28
6 Corpus Christi 31
3 Southwest Louisiana 29

Semifinals

Atlantic Conference

  • Rome 51, 3-Cincinnati 41

Pacific Conference

  • Tri-Cities 41, Odessa 39

Indoor Bowl V

  • Tri-Cities 47, Rome 31