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

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.

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

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Conference changes

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Membership changes

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Team 1984 conference 1985 conference
Central Washington Evergreen Columbia
Eastern Oregon Evergreen Columbia
Lewis & Clark Pacific Northwest Columbia
Linfield Pacific Northwest Columbia
Oregon Tech Evergreen Columbia
Pacific (OR) Pacific Northwest Columbia
Pacific Lutheran Pacific Northwest Columbia
Puget Sound Evergreen Columbia
Simon Fraser Evergreen Columbia
Southern Oregon Evergreen Columbia
Western Oregon Evergreen Columbia
Western Washington Evergreen Columbia
Whitworth Evergreen Columbia
Willamette Pacific Northwest Columbia

Conference standings

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1985 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Central Arkansas +^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Henderson State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Arkansas–Monticello 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Ouachita Baptist 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern Arkansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Harding 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 12 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Columbia Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Division
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 15 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
No. 5 Linfield x^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 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
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota Duluth $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Moorhead State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Bemidji State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwest State (MN) 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Minnesota Morris 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northern State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Winona State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Mesa $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Fort Lewis 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 19 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 (CO) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Mars Hill $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Elon 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Newberry 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
No. 18 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Salem $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Fairmont State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Concord 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Shepherd 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Liberty State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Glenville State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
West Virginia State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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