1985 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1985 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 89th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1985 team came off an 11–2 record from the previous season.[1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. The team finished the regular season with an 8–2–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions 35–7 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

1985 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II national champion
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1985 record11–2–1 (7–1–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1985 North Central Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 North Dakota State $^ 7 1 1  11 2 1
No. 4 South Dakota ^ 7 2 0  10 3 0
South Dakota State 7 2 0  7 4 0
Morningside 5 3 1  7 3 1
St. Cloud State 5 4 0  6 5 0
Mankato State 4 5 0  5 6 0
Nebraska–Omaha 4 5 0  6 5 0
Northern Colorado 2 7 0  2 9 0
North Dakota 2 7 0  3 8 0
Augustana (SD) 1 8 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

References

  1. http://college-football-results.com/f/ndakotst.htm
  2. DeLassus, David (2016). "North Dakota State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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