The CIAA 2005 Football Season is in Motion: Preseason Picks Announced
July 21, 2005
Petersburg, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its 2005 Preseason All-Conference Team and the Predicted Order of Finish during the 2005 Football Press Conference and Luncheon on the campus of Virginia State University.
The 2004 CIAA and Pioneer Bowl champions, the Shaw University Bears (5-3, 10-2), are predicted to repeat as Eastern Divisional Champions. Shaw celebrated three selections for the preseason team: Senior Defensive Lineman David Coleman from Miami, FL, Junior Defensive Backs Torrance Nunnally and Shawn Woodward from Danville, VA and Rock Hill, SC, respectively.
Fayetteville State University (6-1, 8-4) 2004 CIAA runner-up, has been predicted to finish first in the West this season. Fayetteville State had two players selected for the Preseason team: Offensive Lineman Senior Ellard Steen from Lumberton, NC and Junior Jermaine Harper from Fayetteville, NC.
The Preseason All-CIAA Team and Predicted Order of Finish are determined by the CIAA Football Coaches Association. The team and order are listed below.
2005 Preseason All-CIAA Team| Tight End | |||||
| ED ROSS | VSU | SO | 6'2" | 235 | HAMPTON, VA |
| Offensive Line | |||||
| JAMAL BERRY | BSU | SR | 6'3" | 290 | LARGO, MD |
| WILLIAM RIDDICK | ECSU | SR | 6'2" | 300 | ELIZABETH CITY, NC |
| SAM FUNCHES | NCCU | JR | 6'6" | 315 | LANDSIDE, NJ |
| MICHAEL CHAMPAIGN | WSSU | SR | 6'7" | 340 | COLUMBIA, SC |
| ELLARD STEEN | FSU | SR | 6'4" | 275 | LUMBERTON, NC |
| Receivers | |||||
| CHRIS JETER | LC | SR | 5'10" | 180 | JONESVILLE, SC |
| TOREY ROSS | NCCU | SR | 6'4" | 190 | JACKSON, MS |
| Quarterback | |||||
| ADRIAN WARREN | NCCU | SR | 6'5" | 210 | RALEIGH, NC |
| Runningbacks | |||||
| MARTIN HICKS | WSSU | SR | 5'10" | 180 | OXFORD, NC |
| GREG PRUITT JR | NCCU | JR | 5'10" | 200 | CLEVELAND, OH |
| Kick Returner | |||||
| EDDIE MONTGOMERY | SAC | SR | 5'11" | 175 | GAFFNEY, SC |
| Place Kicker | |||||
| BRANDON GILBERT | NCCU | SO | 5'9" | 180 | GRAHAM, NC |
| Defensive Lineman | |||||
| TYREVE SMITH | BSU | SR | 6'4" | 290 | SUITLAND, MD |
| GREG MOORE | ECSU | SO | 6'4" | 250 | WALLACE, NC |
| DAVID COLEMAN | SHAW | SR | 6'1" | 250 | MIAMI, FL |
| RASHAAD PITT | VSU | SR | 6'2" | 270 | NYACK, NY |
| Linebackers | |||||
| ROBERT GREEN | BSU | SR | 6'3" | 220 | LARGO, MD |
| JERMAINE HARPER | FSU | JR | 6'3'' | 230 | FAYETTEVILLE, NC |
| TYRONE PETTAWAY | SAC | SR | 6'3' | 225 | NEWPORT NEWS, VA |
| Defensive Backs | |||||
| TORRANCE NUNNALLY | SHAW | JR | 6'0" | 180 | DANVILLE, VA |
| SHAWN WOODARD | SHAW | JR | 6'1" | 190 | ROCK HILL, SC |
| PIERRE LEE | VSU | SR | 6'1" | 180 | COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA |
| ALONZO CORBETT | BSU | SR | 5'10" | 185 | LARGO, MD |
| Punter | |||||
| KEVIN DODSON | ECSU | JR | 6'2" | 215 | CAMDEN, NC |
| Punt Returner | |||||
| PJ BERRY | VSU | SR | 6'0" | 180 | HOPEWELL, VA |
2005 Predicted Order of Finish
2004 Record |
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CIAA |
Overall | 2004 Finish |
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| Eastern Division | |||
| Shaw University | 5-3 |
10-2 |
1st |
| Bowie State University | 4-3 |
5-5 |
4th |
| Virginia State University | 3-4 |
6-4 |
tied for 6th |
| Elizabeth City State University | 2-5 |
3-7 |
9th |
| Virginia Union University | 2-5 |
2-8 |
8th |
| St. Paul’s College | N/A | ||
| Western Division | |||
| Fayetteville State University | 6-1 |
8-4 |
2nd |
| North Carolina Central University | 6-1 |
8-2 |
3rd |
| Winston-Salem State University | 4-3 |
4-6 |
5th |
| St. Augustine’s College | 3-4 |
4-6 |
tied for 6th |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 0-7 |
0-10 |
11th |
| Livingstone College | 2-5 |
2-8 |
10th |
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