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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 Stadium in McAllen, 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]

Regular seasonAugust – November 1985
PlayoffsDecember 1985
National ChampionshipPalm Bowl
Veterans Stadium
McAllen, TX
ChampionNorth Dakota State (2)
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1985 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1985
PlayoffsDecember 1985
National ChampionshipPalm Bowl
Veterans Stadium
McAllen, TX
ChampionNorth Dakota State (2)
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Conference changes and new programs

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C.W. PostD-II IndependentLiberty (D-III)
Eastern New MexicoIndependent (NAIA D-I)Lone Star
Sacramento StateNCACWestern
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Conference standings

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1985 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 8 Hampton xy$^6–1–010–2–0
Norfolk State5–2–06–4–0
Elizabeth City State4–3–06–4–0
Virginia Union4–3–06–4–0
Virginia State3–3–14–5–1
Saint Paul's (VA)0–7–02–8–0
Southern Division
No. 18 Winston-Salem State xy7–1–09–2–0
Livingstone5–2–07–3–0
North Carolina Central4–4–04–6–0
Fayetteville State3–3–14–5–1
Johnson C. Smith1–6–01–9–0
Bowie State0–7–00–10–0
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
Conf.Overall
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No. 2 Hillsdale $^5–1–011–1–1
Saginaw Valley State4–1–14–5–1
Ferris State4–2–06–4–0
Grand Valley State4–2–06–5–0
Northwood2–3–13–4–2
Wayne State (MI)1–5–01–8–1
Michigan Tech0–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 2 North Alabama $^7–1–012–2–0
No. 17 Mississippi College6–1–17–2–1
Troy State6–2–06–4–0
Livingston4–4–06–5–0
Delta State3–4–14–6–1
Jacksonville State3–5–03–6–1
Valdosta State3–5–05–6–0
West Georgia3–5–05–5–0
Tennessee–Martin0–8–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Butler +5–1–08–2–0
Ashland +5–1–06–4–0
Indiana Central4–1–17–1–2
Valparaiso2–4–06–4–0
Saint Joseph's (IN)2–4–03–7–0
Franklin (IN)1–4–15–4–1
Evansville1–5–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1985 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Texas A&I $5–0–08–3–0
Angelo State3–2–07–4–0
Eastern New Mexico3–2–05–5–0
Abilene Christian2–3–05–4–2
East Texas State2–3–05–5–0
Howard Payne0–5–02–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1985 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 11 NE Missouri State $5–0–08–3–0
Missouri–Rolla4–1–07–3–0
NW Missouri State2–3–04–6–1
SE Missouri State2–3–04–7–0
Central Missouri State2–3–03–7–0
Lincoln (MO)0–5–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 7 North Dakota State $^7–1–111–2–1
No. 4 South Dakota ^7–2–010–3–0
South Dakota State7–2–07–4–0
Morningside5–3–17–3–1
St. Cloud State5–4–06–5–0
Mankato State4–5–05–6–0
Nebraska–Omaha4–5–06–5–0
Northern Colorado2–7–02–9–0
North Dakota2–7–03–8–0
Augustana (SD)1–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 UC Davis $^5–0–09–2–0
Chico State3–1–14–4–1
Cal State Hayward2–2–16–3–1
San Francisco State2–3–03–6–1
Sonoma State1–4–03–7–0
Humboldt State1–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Minnesota Duluth $6–0–08–2–0
No. 9 Moorhead State5–1–08–2–0
Bemidji State3–3–07–3–0
Southwest State (MN)3–3–06–4–0
Minnesota Morris3–3–03–7–0
Northern State1–5–03–6–1
Winona State0–6–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1985 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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East Division
No. 3 Bloomsburg xy$^6–0–012–1–0
West Chester5–1–07–3–0
Millersville4–2–08–2–0
Mansfield2–4–04–6–0
East Stroudsburg2–4–02–8–0
Cheyney1–5–02–8–0
Kutztown1–5–01–9–0
West Division
No. 9 IUP xy6–0–08–2–1
No. 16 Clarion5–1–08–2–0
Edinboro3–3–05–4–1
Shippensburg3–3–05–5–0
Slippery Rock2–4–05–5–0
California (PA)1–5–04–6–0
Lock Haven1–5–03–7–0
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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Division II
No. 6 Fort Valley State x^5–1–09–3–0
No. 12 Albany State x5–1–09–2–0
Morris Brown4–2–05–5–0
Tuskegee2–3–13–6–1
Savannah State2–4–02–9–0
Morehouse1–4–13–6–1
Clark1–5–02–6–0
Alabama A&M *0–0–03–7–1
Division III
Miles x3–1–03–8–0
Lane1–2–03–5–1
Knoxville1–2–05–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * - Alabama A&M was ineligible for the conference title due to not scheduling enough conference games. Games against Alabama A&M did not count as conference games.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 Western Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 15 Santa Clara $4–0–18–2–1
No. 19 Sacramento State4–1–08–3–0
Portland State2–2–14–5–1
Cal Poly2–3–04–7–0
Cal Lutheran1–4–06–5–0
Cal State Northridge1–4–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1985 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 American International – 8–2–0
No. 10 Towson State – 7–2–1
No. 5 Central 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
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Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
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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

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Postseason

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1985 NCAA Division II Football Championship
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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 Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the fifth, and final, time.

Playoff bracket

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

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