1985 NAIA Division II football season
| 1985 NAIA Division II football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1985 | ||
| Postseason | November–December 1985 | ||
| National Championship | Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA | ||
| Champions | Wisconsin–La Crosse | ||
NAIA Division II football season
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The 1985 NAIA Division II 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 lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
Wisconsin–La Crosse defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 24–7, to win their first NAIA national title. The Eagles won all three of their playoff games on the road.
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Mount Rainier Division: Pacific Lutheran Mount Hood Division: Linfield |
6–0 6–0 |
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 5–1 |
| Heart of America | Baker MidAmerica Nazarene |
6–1 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay | 6–0 |
| Kansas | Southwestern (KS) | 8–1 |
| Nebraska | Midland Lutheran | 5–0 |
| North Dakota | Minot State | 4–0 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Tech | 5–1 |
| Texas | Tarleton State Howard Payne |
8–2 |
| WSUC | Wisconsin–River Falls | 6–1–1 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Tacoma, WA | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Carroll (MT)* | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse (3OT) | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) ‡‡ | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Benedictine* | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Linfield | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Ambrose | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay ‡ | 7 | |||||||||||||
- ‡ Game played at Bowling Green, Ohio
- ‡‡ Game played at Vermillion, South Dakota
See also
- 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1985 NCAA Division II football season
- 1985 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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