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The 1985 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1985 college football season in the United States and the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1985
PostseasonNovember–December 1985
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsWisconsin–La Crosse
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1985 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1985
PostseasonNovember–December 1985
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsWisconsin–La Crosse
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The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1]

Wisconsin–La Crosse defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 24–7, to win their first NAIA national title. The Eagles won all three of their playoff games on the road.

Conference realignment

Conference changes

Membership changes

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Team1984 conference1985 conference
Lewis & ClarkPacific NorthwestColumbia
LinfieldPacific NorthwestColumbia
Pacific (OR)Pacific NorthwestColumbia
Pacific LutheranPacific NorthwestColumbia
WillamettePacific NorthwestColumbia
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Conference standings

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1985 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^6–0–010–1–1
No. 15 Puget Sound4–2–07–2–0
Central Washington3–3–05–4–0
Simon Fraser3–3–04–5–0
Whitworth3–3–03–6–0
Western Washington1–4–12–6–1
Eastern Oregon0–5–10–8–2
Southern Division
No. 5 Linfield x^6–0–08–2–0
No. 8 Western Oregon *5–1–08–2–0
Willamette4–2–06–2–1
Southern Oregon2–3–02–6–1
Oregon Tech1–4–01–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–5–03–6–0
Pacific (OR)1–5–02–7–0
  • 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 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Carroll (MT) $^5–1–08–2–0
Western Montana4–2–04–5–0
Rocky Mountain2–4–02–7–0
Montana Tech1–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Baker +6–1–07–2–0
No. 16 MidAmerica Nazarene +6–1–07–2–0
No. 19 William Jewell +6–1–07–3–0
Missouri Valley3–4–04–5–0
Graceland2–4–15–4–1
Tarkio2–4–13–6–1
Culver–Stockton2–5–02–8–0
Central Methodist0–7–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Findlay $^6–0–010–1–0
No. 11 Bluffton5–1–08–1–0
No. 13 Wilmington (OH)4–2–07–2–0
Hanover3–3–05–4–0
Manchester (IN)1–5–04–5–0
Anderson (IN)1–5–03–6–0
Defiance1–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lakeland $4–1–07–2–0
Concordia (IL)3–2–04–5–0
Eureka2–3–04–5–0
Concordia (WI)2–3–04–5–0
Northeastern Illinois2–3–03–7–0
Principia1–4–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1985 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Southwestern (KS) $8–1–08–2–0
Bethany (KS)7–2–07–2–0
No. 17 Bethel (KS)7–2–07–2–0
Sterling6–3–07–3–0
Ottawa5–4–05–5–0
St. Mary of the Plains4–5–05–5–0
Friends3–6–03–6–0
Tabor2–7–02–7–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–7–02–8–0
McPherson1–8–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Midland $5–0–08–2–0
Doane4–1–06–3–1
Hastings2–3–07–3–0
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–06–5–0
Concordia (NE)2–3–04–6–0
Dana0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Minot State $5–0–07–1–1
No. 18 Dickinson State4–1–07–2–0
Valley City State3–2–05–4–0
Jamestown2–3–03–5–1
Mayville State1–4–01–7–0
NDSCS–Wahpeton0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota Tech $5–1–06–3–0
Huron4–2–06–3–0
Sioux Falls4–2–06–3–1
Dakota Wesleyan3–3–05–5–0
Black Hills State2–4–03–7–0
Dakota State0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1985 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Austin +4–2–07–3–0
Sul Ross +4–2–05–5–0
Tarleton State3–3–03–7–0
McMurry1–5–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1985 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–River Falls $6–1–18–1–1
No. 8 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^5–1–211–1–2
Wisconsin–Stevens Point5–2–18–2–1
Wisconsin–Platteville5–3–05–5–0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire3–4–15–4–1
Wisconsin–Whitewater3–4–13–7–1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh2–5–14–5–1
Wisconsin–Stout2–6–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Superior1–6–12–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1985 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Benedictine (KS) ^ – 10–1–0
No. 4 Northwestern (IA) ^ – 9–1–1
No. 9 Azusa Pacific – 7–1–1
No. 20 Loras – 8–2–1
No. 6 St. Ambrose ^ – 8–2–1
Texas Lutheran – 6–3–0
Chadron State – 5–3–1
Geneva – 5–4–0
Westminster (PA) – 5–4–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 5–4–1
Evangel – 4–6–0
Waynesburg – 4–6–0
Peru State – 3–7–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–7–0
Westmar – 2–8–0
Cumberland (KY) – 1–9–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Columbia Northern Division: Pacific Lutheran
Southern Division: Linfield		 6–0
6–0
Frontier Carroll (MT) 5–1
Heart of America Baker
MidAmerica Nazarene
William Jewell		 6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay 6–0
Kansas Southwestern (KS) 8–1
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 5–0
North Dakota Minot State 5–0
South Dakota South Dakota Tech 5–1
Texas Austin
Sul Ross		 4–2
WSUC Wisconsin–River Falls 6–1–1
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Postseason

Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Tacoma, WA
      
Wisconsin–La Crosse 24
Carroll (MT)* 0
Wisconsin–La Crosse (3OT) 35
Northwestern (IA) ‡‡ 28
Northwestern (IA) 32
Benedictine* 22
Wisconsin–La Crosse 24
Pacific Lutheran* 7
Linfield 12
Pacific Lutheran* 30
Pacific Lutheran* 40
Findlay 29
Saint Ambrose 0
Findlay ‡ 7

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