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(Top) 1 Conference changes and new programs 2 Conference standings 3 Conference summaries 4 Postseason 4.1 Playoff bracket 5 See also 6 References

1985 NCAA Division II football season

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1985 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1985
Playoffs	December 1985
National Championship	Palm Bowl Veterans Stadium McAllen, TX
Champion	North Dakota State (2)
← 1984 NCAA Division II football seasons 1986 →

The 1985 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1985, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 1985, at McAllen Veterans Memorial StadiuminMcAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl. The North Dakota State Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions, 35–7, to win their second Division II national title.^[1]

Conference changes and new programs[edit]

School	1984 Conference	1985 Conference
Cal Lutheran	-	Western
Sacramento State	NCAC	Western
West Texas State	Missouri Valley (I–A)	Lone Star

Conference standings[edit]

1985 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern
No.8Hampton xy$^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Norfolk State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Elizabeth City State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Virginia State	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Southern
No.18Winston-Salem Statexy	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Livingstone	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina Central	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Fayetteville State	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Bowie State	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0
Championship: Hampton 13, Winston-Salem State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2Hillsdale $^	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 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2North Alabama $^	7	–	1	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
No.17Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Troy State	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Livingston	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Delta State	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Jacksonville State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Valdosta State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ashland +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Indiana Central	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
Valparaiso	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Franklin (IN)	1	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Evansville	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1985 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas A&I $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	2
East Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	2

$ – Conference champion

1985 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.11NE Missouri State $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
NW Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
SE Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Central Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.7North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	–	1	11	–	2	–	1
No.4South Dakota ^	7	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
South Dakota State	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Morningside	5	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
St. Cloud State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mankato State	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Colorado	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.1UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Minnesota Duluth $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No.9Moorhead 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 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
No.3Bloomsburg xy$^	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
West Chester	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Millersville	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Mansfield	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
East Stroudsburg	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Cheyney	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kutztown	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
West Division
No.9IUPxy	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No.16Clarion	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Edinboro	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Shippensburg	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Slippery Rock	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
California (PA)	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Lock Haven	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Championship: Bloomsburg 31, IUP 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 Western Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.15Santa Clara $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No.19Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Portland State	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1985 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.14American International		–		8	–	2	–	0
No.10Towson State		–		7	–	2	–	1
No.5Central State (OH) ^		–		8	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		6	–	3	–	0
New Haven		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		4	–	5	–	0
Liberty		–		3	–	4	–	1
UCF		–		4	–	7	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		3	–	7	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	8	–	0
Springfield		–		2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries[edit]

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Heartland Collegiate Conference – Butler and Ashland Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State and Fort Valley State

Postseason[edit]

1985 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	8
Finals Site	Veterans Stadium McAllen, TX
Champion	North Dakota State (2nd title, 4th title game)
Runner-up	North Alabama (1st title game)
Semifinalists	South Dakota Bloomsburg
Winning coach	Earle Solomonson 1st championship

The 1985 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 13th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial StadiuminMcAllen, Texas, for the fifth, and final, time.

Playoff bracket[edit]

First round Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX

North Dakota State	31

UC Davis	12
		North Dakota State	16

		South Dakota	7
South Dakota	13**

Central State (OH)	10
				North Dakota State	35

				North Alabama	7
Bloomsburg	38

Hampton	28
		Bloomsburg	0

		North Alabama	34
North Alabama	14

Fort Valley State	7

References[edit]

^ "1985 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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