1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College in the 1985 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Lowry, the Chargers compiled an 11–1–1 record and won the NAIA national co-championship.[1] In the national championship game, played on December 21, in Conway, Arkansas, Hillsdale and Central Arkansas played to a 10–10 tie, resulting in a split national championship.[2] The national title was a first for Hillsdale.
| 1985 Hillsdale Chargers football | |
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NAIA Division I co-national champion | |
NAIA Division I Football Championship, T 10–10 vs. Central Arkansas | |
| Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–1–1 (5–1 GLIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dave Dye (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwood | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State (MI) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | at Wisconsin–Whitewater* | W 21–7 | [3] | ||||
| September 21 | Ashland* | W 23–7 | |||||
| September 28 | Saginaw Valley |
| L 17–28 | 5,792 | |||
| October 5 | at Wayne State (MI) | Detroit, MI | W 25–0 | 868 | |||
| October 12 | Ferris State |
| W 24–15 | ||||
| October 19 | at Grand Valley State | W 21–14 | 3,550 | [4] | |||
| October 26 | Kentucky State* |
| W 42–0 | 2,100 | |||
| November 2 | Michigan Tech |
| W 52–6 | 3,522 | |||
| November 9 | at Northwood | Midland, MI | W 30–0 | 500 | |||
| November 16 | at Central State (OH)* | Xenia, OH | W 16–6 | 3,350 | [5] | ||
| December 7 | Salem* |
| W 47–3 | 2,200 | [6] | ||
| December 14 | at Mesa State* | Grand Junction, CO (NAIA Division I Semifinal) | W 24–21 OT | 3,680 | [7] | ||
| December 21 | at Central Arkansas* | T 10–10 | 4,174 | [2] | |||
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