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The 2005 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's fifth season as a member of the af2 and the second under head coach Les Moss . The team ended with a 9–7 record and qualified for the playoffs, but the Pioneers fell to the Florida Firecats for the second straight year. Following the season, Moss left the team to be an assistant coach with the Orlando Predators , leaving the team looking for its fifth head coach for its fifth season.
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
1
April 1, 2005
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz
W 59–47
1–0
Wachovia Arena
2
April 10, 2005
Quad City Steamwheelers
W 64–28
2–0
Wachovia Arena
3
April 15, 2005
Albany Conquest
W 55–37
3–0
Times Union Center
4
April 22, 2005
Louisville Fire
L 58–50
3–1
Wachovia Arena
5
April 30, 2005
Green Bay Blizzard
L 48–40
3–2
Wachovia Arena
6
Bye
7
May 14, 2005
Quad City Steamwheelers
W 57–55
4–2
iWireless Center
8
May 21, 2005
Rio Grande Valley Dorados
L 52–49
4–3
Dodge Arena
9
May 27, 2005
Manchester Wolves
L 46–33
4–4
Wachovia Arena
10
June 3, 2005
Green Bay Blizzard
W 38–24
5–4
Resch Center
11
June 11, 2005
Albany Conquest
W 43–34
6–4
Wachovia Arena
12
June 18, 2005
Macon Knights
L 41–53
6–5
Macon Coliseum
13
June 25, 2005
South Georgia Wildcats
W 65–46
7–5
Albany Civic Center
14
Bye
15
July 8, 2005
Manchester Wolves
L 63–36
7–6
Verizon Wireless Arena
16
July 16, 2005
Florida Firecats
L 48–47 (OT)
7–7
Germain Arena
17
July 23, 2005
Albany Conquest
W 54–47
8–7
Wachovia Arena
18
July 30, 2005
Macon Knights
W 53–52
9–7
Wachovia Arena
Week
Opponent
Attendance
1
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz
5,105
2
Quad City Steamwheelers
4,532
4
Louisville Fire
4,360
5
Green Bay Blizzard
4,846
9
Manchester Wolves
4,422
11
Albany Conquest
4,462
17
Albany Conquest
4,427
18
Macon Knights
4,053
Playoff
Opponent
Attendance
1
Green Bay Blizzard
3,102
Total
39,309
Average
4,368