1985_NAIA_Division_I_football_season

1985 NAIA Division I football season

1985 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season

The 1985 NAIA Division I football season was the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

Quick Facts Regular season, Postseason ...

The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 21, 1985 at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, for the second straight year.[1]

Central Arkansas and Hillsdale played to a tie, 10–10, in the Champion Bowl and both teams were named co-national champions. It was Central Arkansas' second NAIA title (and second straight shared title) and Hillsdale's first.[2]

Conference realignment

Conference changes

Membership changes

More information Team, 1984 conference ...

Conference standings

More information Conf, Overall ...

Conference champions

More information Conference, Champion ...

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 7, 1985
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 14, 1985
Campus sites 		1985 Champion Bowl
December 21, 1985
Conway, AR
         
Salem (WV) 15
Hillsdale* 18
Hillsdale (OT) 24
Mesa* 21
Western Oregon 32
Mesa* 39
Hillsdale 10
Central Arkansas'* 10
Central State (OK) 15
Henderson State* 18
Henderson State 9
Central Arkansas* 21
Central Arkansas 32
Pittsburg State* 22

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1985 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1985_NAIA_Division_I_football_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.