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1985 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season

August – November 1985

Playoffs

November – December 1985

National
championship

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

School	1984 Conference	1985 Conference
Fordham	D-III Independent	Liberty
Worcester State	New program	D-III Independent

Conference standings

1985 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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 (IA)	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Upper Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Dubuque forfeited their game against Buena Vista, but it is not reflected in the final standings.

1985 Liberty Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Merchant Marine $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
C. W. Post	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Fordham	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
St. John's	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Pace	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iona	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1985 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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
v t e	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 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
St. Norbert xy+	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Lawrence	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Beloit	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Chicago	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lake Forest	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ripon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
South Division
Coe xy+^	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Cornell (IA)	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Grinnell	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Knox	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois College	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Championship: Coe 7, St. Norbert 7
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1985 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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
v t e	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	4	–	4	–	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Carnegie Mellon $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Hiram	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Grove City	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Thiel	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bethany (WV)	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1985 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin–River Falls $	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^	5	–	1	–	2	11	–	1	–	2
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin–Platteville	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin–Stout	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion * – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1985 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Villanova		–		5	–	0	–	0
Worcester State		–		5	–	0	–	0
Union (NY) ^		–		9	–	1	–	0
Millsaps		–		7	–	1	–	1
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
Stony Brook		–		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 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 1975.^[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

References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "1985 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

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