1985 NAIA Division I 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.

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 realignment

Conference changes

Membership changes
Team1984 conference1985 conference
Central WashingtonEvergreenColumbia
Eastern OregonEvergreenColumbia
Lewis & ClarkPacific NorthwestColumbia
LinfieldPacific NorthwestColumbia
Oregon TechEvergreenColumbia
Pacific (OR)Pacific NorthwestColumbia
Pacific LutheranPacific NorthwestColumbia
Puget SoundEvergreenColumbia
Simon FraserEvergreenColumbia
Southern OregonEvergreenColumbia
Western OregonEvergreenColumbia
Western WashingtonEvergreenColumbia
WhitworthEvergreenColumbia
WillamettePacific NorthwestColumbia

Conference standings
1985 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Central Arkansas +^ 6 –1 –010 –2 –1
No. 7 Henderson State +^ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 10 Arkansas–Monticello 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 17 Ouachita Baptist 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southern Arkansas 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Harding 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas Tech 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 12 Fort Hays State 5 –2 –07 –2 –1
Missouri Southern 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Emporia State 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Kearney State 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Washburn 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Missouri Western 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Columbia Football League standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –1
No. 15 Puget Sound 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Washington 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Simon Fraser 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Whitworth 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Western Washington 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Eastern Oregon 0 –5 –10 –8 –2
Southern Division
No. 5 Linfield x^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 8 Western Oregon * 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Willamette 4 –2 –06 –2 –1
Southern Oregon 2 –3 –02 –6 –1
Oregon Tech 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Lewis & Clark 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Pacific (OR) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Puget Sound and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Hillsdale $^ 5 –1 –011 –1 –1
Saginaw Valley State 4 –1 –14 –5 –1
Ferris State 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Grand Valley State 4 –2 –00 –6 –5
Northwood 2 –3 –13 –4 –2
Wayne State (MI) 1 –5 –01 –8 –1
Michigan Tech 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota Duluth $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 9 Moorhead State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Bemidji State 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Southwest State (MN) 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Minnesota Morris 3 –3 –03 –7 –0
Northern State 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Winona State 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SW Oklahoma State + 3 –1 –05 –3 –1
East Central + 3 –1 –05 –4 –1
Northeastern State 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 1 –3 –05 –6 –0
NW Oklahoma State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1985 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Mesa $^ 7 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 20 Fort Lewis 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
No. 19 New Mexico Highlands 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Adams State 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southern Utah 2 –4 –13 –5 –0
Western New Mexico 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Western State (CO) 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –5 –12 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Mars Hill $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 14 Elon 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 13 Newberry 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
No. 18 Presbyterian 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
Carson–Newman 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Gardner–Webb 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Catawba 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Salem $^ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Fairmont State 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Concord 5 –2 –06 –3 –1
Shepherd 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
West Virginia Tech 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
West Liberty State 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Glenville State 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
West Virginia State 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Central State (OK) ^   –  7 –2 –1
Guilford   –  5 –3 –1
Cameron   –  3 –7 –1
Wofford   –  3 –8 –0
Langston   –  2 –6 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –  1 –8 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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 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* 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. "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.
  3. "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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