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1985 North Dakota State Bison football team

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The 1985 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 89th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1985 team came off an 11–2 record from the previous season.[1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. The team finished the regular season with an 8–2–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions 35–7 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

Record11–2–1 (7–1–1 NCC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumDacotah Field
Quick facts North Dakota State Bison football, NCAA Division II championNCC champion ...
1985 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II champion
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record11–2–1 (7–1–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
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1985 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
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
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Northern Michigan*
W 26–106,127[3]
September 14at Cal Poly*L 29–356,845[4]
September 21Mankato StateNo. T–11W 35–1614,800[5]
September 28at No. 1 South DakotaNo. T–7L 14–388,300[6]
October 5Northern Colorado
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 40–1311,500[7]
October 12No. 18 South Dakota State
W 41–715,000[8]
October 19at No. 12 St. Cloud State
W 35–193,886[9]
October 26MorningsideNo. 12
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
T 18–1810,500[10]
November 2at Nebraska–OmahaW 13–124,200[11]
November 9at Augustana (SD)W 25–0284[12]
November 16North Dakota
W 49–013,000[13]
November 3010:30 a.m.at No. 1 UC Davis*No. 7KCRA-TVW 31–128,100[14][15][16][17][18]
December 7at No. 4 South DakotaNo. 7
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division II Semifinal)
W 16–710,000[19]
December 14vs. No. 2 North Alabama*No. 7
W 35–76,000[20]
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