American college football season
1985 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1985 Playoffs November – December 1985 Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL Champion Augustana (IL)
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The 1985 NCAA Division III football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1985, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , in December 1985 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Augustana (IL) Vikings won the third of their four consecutive Division III championships by defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 20−7.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1985 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Gettysburg $^
6
–
0
–
1
11
–
1
–
1
Franklin & Marshall
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Muhlenberg
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Johns Hopkins
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Ursinus
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Swarthmore
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Dickinson
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Western Maryland
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Rhodes +
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Centre +
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Rose–Hulman
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Sewanee
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Earlham
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1985 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (IL) $^
8
–
0
–
0
13
–
0
–
0
Elmhurst
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Millikin
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
North Central (IL)
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Carroll (WI)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Carthage
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $^
3
–
0
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
St. Lawrence
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
RPI
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Hobart
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Alfred
0
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
7
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Wartburg
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Luther
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Buena Vista
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
William Penn
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Simpson
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upper Iowa
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $^
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Adrian
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Hope
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Alma
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Olivet
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lycoming $^
9
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Juniata
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Moravian
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Widener
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Delaware Valley
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wilkes
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Susquehanna
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Albright
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upsala
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Lebanon Valley
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Macalester
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Carleton
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Hamline
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
St. Olaf
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Bethel (MN)
2
–
6
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Augsburg
0
–
8
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Western Connecticut State +^
8
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Plymouth State +
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Bridgewater State
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Maine Maritime
4
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Curry
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Westfield State
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Framingham State
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western New England
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Nichols
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Trenton State
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Glassboro State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Jersey City State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
William Paterson
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Kean
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ramapo
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Denison $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Case Western Reserve
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Kenyon
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Wooster
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Oberlin
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Allegheny
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Union $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Muskingum
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Wittenberg
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Heidelberg
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Capital
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Marietta
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Ohio Northern
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Otterbein
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Washington and Lee +
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Emory & Henry +
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Randolph–Macon +
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Maryville (TN)
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1985 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Occidental $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Whittier
3
–
1
–
1
7
–
3
–
0
Redlands
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
La Verne
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Each team played two other conference members twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
1985 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Villanova
–
5
–
0
–
0
Union (NY) ^
–
9
–
1
–
0
Salisbury State ^
–
10
–
2
–
0
Albany
–
9
–
2
–
0
Wagner
–
9
–
2
–
0
DePauw
–
8
–
2
–
0
Mercyhurst
–
8
–
2
–
0
Wabash
–
7
–
2
–
1
Canisius
–
6
–
2
–
1
Dayton
–
7
–
3
–
0
Marist
–
5
–
3
–
0
Frostburg State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
5
–
4
–
0
Georgetown
–
5
–
4
–
0
Ferrum
–
6
–
5
–
0
Norwich
–
5
–
5
–
0
Cortland
–
4
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
4
–
6
–
0
Hofstra
–
4
–
6
–
0
San Diego
–
3
–
5
–
0
Duquesne
–
3
–
6
–
0
MacMurray
–
2
–
4
–
0
Saint Peter's
–
2
–
5
–
0
Brooklyn
–
2
–
6
–
0
Buffalo State
–
2
–
7
–
0
Rochester (NY)
–
2
–
7
–
0
Catholic University
–
2
–
9
–
0
Brockport
–
1
–
9
–
1
Colorado College
–
1
–
8
–
0
Saint Francis (PA)
–
0
–
9
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Gettysburg
College Athletic Conference – Centre and Rhodes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Plymouth State and Western Connecticut State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Denison
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry , Randolph-Macon , and Washington & Lee
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Carnegie Mellon
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Austin and Sul Ross State
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–River Falls
Postseason [ ]
The 1985 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the eleventh year and first time since 1982 . This was the first tournament to feature sixteen teams after expanding from the eight team model in place since 1973.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama
Ithaca
13
Union (NY)
12
Ithaca
50
Montclair State
28
Montclair State
28
Western Connecticut State
0
Ithaca
34
Gettysburg
0
Salisbury State
35
Carnegie Mellon
22
Salisbury State
6
Gettysburg
22
Gettysburg
14
Lycoming
10
Ithaca
7
Augustana (IL)
20
Augustana (IL)
26
Albion
10
Augustana (IL)
21
Mount Union
14
Mount Union
35
Denison
3
Augustana (IL)
14
Central (IA)
7
Central (IA)
27
Coe
7
Central (IA)
71
Occidental
0
Occidental
28
Saint John's (MN)
10
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