Coached by Phil, Marcus Dawson, Craig Couchoud and John Singleton and playing on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, the Xplosion had a successful exhibition season, finishing with a 9–1 record.

Adding Zeric Foster and Adrian "ACE" Carney to the coaching staff, the Xplosion finished 5–3, good for second place in the South Atlantic Division and a playoff spot.

On the field, the Xplosion did even better than they had done in '04, finishing the regular season at a perfect 10–0, winning their first division title (Eastern Conference, South Central), and clinching a first-round playoff home game.

Their playoff run also saw success, winning the Eastern Conference Semifinal over the Jacksonville Dixie Blues by a score of 26-12 and later dethroning the reigning IWFL Champion New York Sharks 3-0 for the Eastern Conference Championship and the right to advance to the IWFL Championship Game in Manchester, New Hampshire (hosted by the Manchester Freedom).

Not only did they finish the regular season 7–1, win another division title (South Atlantic), and win the Eastern Conference Semifinals (over the Bay State Warriors, 41–0) and Finals (over the New York Sharks, 35–14), but they also made history in the following IWFL Championship in Long Beach, California (hosted by the Long Beach Aftershock).

Otherwise, not much had changed from prior seasons; again finishing 8–0, winning the South Atlantic Division title, and breezing through the Eastern Conference Semifinals (defeating the D.C. Divas) and Championship (for the third straight year, defeating the New York Sharks) to advance to the IWFL Championship Game which this time they were hosting against their opponent from the year before, the Detroit Demolition.

Once again, despite a strong 7–1 record, the Xplosion failed to make the playoffs once again because of a lower Team Rating than the wild-card winners Pittsburgh Passion.