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The 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, commenced in August 1985, and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 1985, at the Tacoma DomeinTacoma, Washington. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a score of 44–42.^[1]

1985 NCAA Division I-AA season

Regular season
Number of teams	89
Duration	August–November
Playoff
Duration	November 30–December 21
Championship date	December 21, 1985
Championship site	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
Champion	Georgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons
«1984 1986»

Conference changes and new programs

The Mid-Continent Conference stopped sponsoring football after the 1984 season.
In 1985, all four members of the Mid-Continent moved their football programs to the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, which otherwise sponsored only women's sports.
The Missouri Valley Conference, a hybrid I-A/I-AA conference since 1982, played its last season of football in 1985.

(+ Illinois State and Southern Illinois competed in both the Missouri Valley and the Gateway during the 1985 season).

School	1984 Conference	1985 Conference
Eastern Illinois	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Illinois State	Missouri Valley	Gateway+
Northern Iowa	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley	Gateway+
Southwest Missouri State	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Western Illinois	Mid-Continent	Gateway

Conference standings

1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.5Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. T–2 Nevada ^	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Boise State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.4Northern Iowa $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stephen F. Austin +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Sam Houston State +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southwest Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1985 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–12 Delaware State $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Illinois State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.1Middle Tennessee $^	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No.10Akron ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No.17Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
No.19Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. T–12 Appalachian State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.6Arkansas State $^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No.14Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.8Grambling State +^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No.15Jackson State +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No.20Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.7Rhode Island $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.9Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No.11Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No.18Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No.16William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions
Big Sky Conference – Idaho Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Gulf Star Conference – Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee State Southern Conference – Furman Paladins Southland Conference – Arkansas State Southwestern Athletic Conference –Grambling and Jackson State Yankee Conference – Rhode Island

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

The top four teams were seeded, and received first-round byes.^[2]

	First Round November 30 Campus sites					Quarterfinals December 7 Campus sites					Semifinals December 14 Campus sites					National Championship Game December 21 Neutral Site

						(1) Middle Tennessee		21
	Georgia Southern		27			Georgia Southern		28
	Jackson State		0								Georgia Southern		40
											(4) Northern Iowa		33
						(4) Northern Iowa		17
	Idaho		38			Eastern Washington		14
	Eastern Washington		42													Georgia Southern		44
																(3) Furman		42
						(3) Furman		59
	Rhode Island		35			Rhode Island		15
	Akron		27								(3) Furman		35
											(2) Nevada		12
						(2) Nevada		24
	Arkansas State		10			Arkansas State		23
	Grambling State		7

References

^ "1985 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

^ Hardesty, Abe (November 25, 1985). "Furman in I-AA playoffs". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 1C. Retrieved May 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

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