1985 NAIA Division I football season

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

1985 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1985
PostseasonDecember 7–21, 1985
National ChampionshipEstes Stadium
Conway, AR
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (2)
Hillsdale

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 standings

1985 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State $^ 6 1 0  8 2 0
Fort Hays State 5 2 0  7 2 1
Missouri Southern 4 3 0  6 4 0
Emporia State 3 4 0  6 4 0
Wayne State (NE) 3 4 0  4 6 0
Kearney State 3 4 0  3 6 0
Washburn 2 5 0  4 6 0
Missouri Western 2 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1985 Columbia Football League standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Division
Pacific Lutheran x^ 6 0 0  10 1 1
Puget Sound 4 2 0  7 2 0
Central Washington 3 3 0  5 4 0
Simon Fraser 3 3 0  4 5 0
Whitworth 3 3 0  3 6 0
Western Washington 1 4 1  2 6 1
Eastern Oregon 0 5 1  0 8 2
Southern Division
Linfield x^ 6 0 0  8 2 0
Western Oregon * 5 1 0  8 2 0
Willamette 4 2 0  6 2 1
Southern Oregon 2 3 0  2 6 1
Oregon Tech 1 4 0  1 7 0
Lewis & Clark 1 5 0  3 6 0
Pacific (OR) 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hillsdale $^ 5 1 0  11 1 1
Saginaw Valley State 4 1 1  4 5 1
Ferris State 4 2 0  6 4 0
Grand Valley State 4 2 0  0 6 5
Northwood 2 3 1  3 4 2
Wayne State (MI) 1 5 0  1 8 1
Michigan Tech 0 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1985 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SW Oklahoma State + 3 1 0  5 3 1
East Central + 3 1 0  5 4 1
Northeastern State 2 2 0  6 4 0
SE Oklahoma State 1 3 0  5 6 0
NW Oklahoma State 1 3 0  4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1985 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mesa State $^ 7 0 0  9 2 0
Fort Lewis 5 2 0  6 3 0
New Mexico Highlands 4 3 0  7 3 0
Adams State 4 3 0  4 5 0
Southern Utah 2 4 1  3 5 0
Western New Mexico 2 5 0  3 7 0
Western State 2 5 0  2 7 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 1  2 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1985 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mars Hill $ 6 1 0  8 3 0
Elon 5 2 0  7 3 0
Newberry 4 2 1  7 3 1
Presbyterian 4 2 1  7 3 1
Carson–Newman 3 4 0  5 5 0
Gardner–Webb 2 5 0  6 5 0
Catawba 2 5 0  5 6 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 1 6 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Central Arkansas
Henderson State
6–1
6–1
Central States Pittsburg State 6–1
NIC Minnesota–Duluth 6–0
Oklahoma East Central State
Southwestern Oklahoma State
3–1
RMAC Mesa (CO) 7–0
South Atlantic Mars Hill 6–1
WVIAC Salem (WV) 6–1

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 State* 21
Western Oregon 32
Mesa State* 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. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. "1985 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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