1985 NCAA Division III football season

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The 1985 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1985, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1985 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Augustana (IL) Vikings won the third of their four consecutive Division III championships by defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 20−7.[1]

RegularseasonAugust – November 1985
PlayoffsNovember – December 1985
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionAugustana (IL)
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1985 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1985
PlayoffsNovember – December 1985
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionAugustana (IL)
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Conference changes and new programs

  • The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference ceased operations prior to the 1985 season. Two of its members joined the newly formed Liberty Football Conference while three became independent.
  • Ferrum College, formerly known as Ferrum Junior College, fielded a four-year team for the first time.
  • Worcester State and Villanova each fielded a provisional team that played half a season. Worcester State had started a club program in 1969 and were playing varsity for the first time,[2] while Villanova had cut their football program in 1981 and were reviving it.
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School1984 Conference1985 Conference
BrooklynMetropolitanD-III Independent
C.W. PostD-II IndependentLiberty
FerrumNJCAAD-III Independent
FordhamD-III IndependentLiberty
GallaudetRevived ProgramD-III Independent
Lebanon ValleyD-III IndependentMAC
IonaD-III IndependentLiberty
MacMurrayNew ProgramD-III Independent
MaristMetropolitanD-III Independent
MaritimeClub ProgramD-III Independent
Merchant MarineD-III IndependentLiberty
PaceMetropolitanLiberty
PrincipiaD-III IndependentIBFC (NAIA)
St. John'sMetropolitanLiberty
Saint Peter'sMetropolitanIndependent
VillanovaRevived programD-III independent
Worcester StateClub programD-III Independent
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Conference standings

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1985 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Gettysburg $^6–0–111–1–1
Franklin & Marshall5–1–17–2–1
Muhlenberg5–2–07–3–0
Johns Hopkins4–3–06–3–0
Ursinus3–4–05–4–0
Swarthmore3–4–04–5–0
Dickinson1–6–01–8–0
Western Maryland0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Rhodes +3–1–08–1–1
Centre +3–1–06–3–0
Rose–Hulman2–2–04–5–0
Sewanee2–2–04–5–0
Earlham0–4–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1985 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
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Augustana (IL) $^8–0–013–0–0
Elmhurst6–2–07–2–0
Millikin6–2–07–2–0
Wheaton (IL)6–2–06–3–0
Illinois Wesleyan3–5–03–6–0
North Central (IL)2–6–03–6–0
Carroll (WI)2–6–02–7–0
North Park2–6–02–7–0
Carthage1–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Ithaca $^3–0–011–2–0
St. Lawrence3–1–06–4–0
RPI1–1–03–6–0
Hobart1–3–05–4–0
Alfred0–3–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Central (IA) $^7–0–011–1–0
Wartburg6–1–07–3–0
Luther4–3–05–5–0
Dubuque *4–3–04–6–0
Buena Vista *2–5–04–6–0
William Penn2–5–04–6–0
Simpson (IA)2–5–02–7–0
Upper Iowa1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Dubuque forfeited their game against Buena Vista, but it is not reflected in the final standings.
1985 Liberty Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Merchant Marine $5–0–08–3–0
C. W. Post4–1–07–2–0
Fordham2–3–06–5–0
St. John's2–3–05–5–0
Pace2–3–03–7–0
Iona0–5–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1985 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Albion $^4–0–17–2–1
Adrian4–1–06–3–0
Hope3–1–15–3–1
Alma2–3–05–4–0
Kalamazoo1–4–01–8–0
Olivet0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Lycoming $^9–0–010–1–0
Juniata7–2–08–3–0
Moravian6–3–07–3–0
Widener6–3–07–3–0
Delaware Valley6–3–06–4–0
Wilkes4–5–04–6–0
Susquehanna3–6–03–7–0
Albright2–7–02–7–0
Upsala2–7–03–8–0
Lebanon Valley0–9–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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North Division
St. Norbert xy+6–1–06–2–1
Lawrence5–2–07–2–0
Beloit3–4–05–4–0
Chicago3–4–05–4–0
Lake Forest3–4–05–4–0
Ripon2–5–02–7–0
South Division
Coe xy+^7–0–09–1–1
Cornell (IA)6–1–08–1–0
Grinnell3–4–03–5–0
Knox2–5–02–7–0
Monmouth (IL)1–6–02–7–0
Illinois College1–6–01–8–0
Championship: Coe 7, St. Norbert 7
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Saint John's (MN) $^8–1–08–2–0
Concordia–Moorhead7–2–07–3–0
St. Thomas (MN)7–2–07–3–0
Macalester5–4–06–4–0
Carleton4–5–05–5–0
Hamline4–5–04–6–0
St. Olaf4–5–04–6–0
Gustavus Adolphus3–6–03–7–0
Bethel (MN)2–6–12–7–1
Augsburg0–8–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 New England Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Western Connecticut State +^8–1–010–2–0
Plymouth State +8–1–08–3–0
Bridgewater State5–4–05–4–0
Maine Maritime4–4–04–4–0
Massachusetts Maritime4–4–05–4–1
Curry4–5–04–5–0
Westfield State4–5–04–5–0
Framingham State3–6–03–6–0
Western New England2–6–02–6–0
Nichols1–7–01–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Amherst7–1–07–1–0
Hamilton5–1–06–2–0
Trinity (CT)4–3–05–3–0
Bowdoin4–3–05–3–0
Middlebury3–3–03–5–0
Tufts3–3–13–4–1
Wesleyan3–4–04–4–0
Bates2–5–03–5–0
Williams2–5–12–5–1
Colby0–6–00–8–0
  • The NESCAC did not recognize an official conference champion until 2000
1985 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Montclair State $^6–0–010–2–0
Trenton State4–2–06–4–0
Glassboro State4–2–05–5–0
Jersey City State3–3–06–4–0
William Paterson3–3–05–5–0
Kean1–5–03–7–0
Ramapo0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Denison $^6–0–010–1–0
Case Western Reserve5–1–07–2–0
Kenyon4–2–04–6–0
Wooster2–4–03–6–0
Oberlin2–4–03–7–0
Allegheny1–5–03–7–0
Ohio Wesleyan1–5–02–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Mount Union $^8–0–011–1–0
Baldwin–Wallace7–1–08–2–0
Muskingum5–3–07–3–0
Wittenberg5–3–06–3–0
Heidelberg4–4–06–4–0
Capital3–5–05–5–0
Marietta3–5–04–6–0
Ohio Northern1–7–01–9–0
Otterbein0–8–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Washington and Lee +4–1–07–2–0
Emory & Henry +4–1–08–3–0
Randolph–Macon +4–1–07–3–0
Hampden–Sydney2–3–05–5–0
Bridgewater1–4–03–7–0
Maryville (TN)0–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1985 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Carnegie Mellon $^6–0–08–1–0
Washington & Jefferson5–1–08–1–0
Hiram3–3–04–5–0
Grove City2–4–04–5–0
Thiel2–4–04–5–0
John Carroll2–4–02–7–0
Bethany (WV)1–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1985 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Occidental $^5–0–09–2–0
Whittier3–1–17–3–0
Redlands3–2–04–6–0
La Verne2–3–04–5–0
Pomona-Pitzer1–4–01–8–0
Claremont-Mudd0–4–11–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • Each team played two other conference members twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
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 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf.Overall
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Villanova – 5–0–0
Worcester State – 5–0–0
Union (NY) ^ – 9–1–0
Millsaps – 7–1–1
Salisbury State ^ – 10–2–0
Albany – 9–2–0
Wagner – 9–2–0
DePauw – 8–2–0
Mercyhurst – 8–2–0
Wabash – 7–2–1
Canisius – 6–2–1
Dayton – 7–3–0
Marist – 5–3–0
Frostburg State – 6–4–0
Stony Brook – 6–4–0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham – 5–4–0
Georgetown – 5–4–0
Ferrum – 6–5–0
Norwich – 5–5–0
Gallaudet – 5–5–0
WPI – 4–4–0
Cortland – 4–5–0
Buffalo – 4–6–0
Hofstra – 4–6–0
Bishop – 4–7–1
San Diego – 3–5–0
Duquesne – 3–6–0
MacMurray – 2–4–0
Saint Peter's – 2–5–0
Brooklyn – 2–6–0
Lowell – 3–7–0
Washington (MO) – 3–7–0
Buffalo State – 2–7–0
Rochester (NY) – 2–7–0
Trinity (TX) – 1–7–0
Samford – 2–8–0
Catholic University – 2–9–0
Brockport – 1–9–1
Fitchburg State – 1–7–0
Colorado College – 1–8–0
Maritime – 1–8–0
Saint Francis (PA) – 0–9–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
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Conference champions

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Postseason

The 1985 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the eleventh year and first time since 1982. This was the first tournament to feature sixteen teams after expanding from the eight team model in place since 1975.[3]

Playoff bracket

First Round
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, Alabama
            
Ithaca 13
Union (NY) 12
Ithaca 50
Montclair State 28
Montclair State 28
Western Connecticut State 0
Ithaca 34
Gettysburg 0
Salisbury State 35
Carnegie Mellon 22
Salisbury State 6
Gettysburg 22
Gettysburg 14
Lycoming 10
Ithaca 7
Augustana (IL) 20
Augustana (IL) 26
Albion 10
Augustana (IL) 21
Mount Union 14
Mount Union 35
Denison 3
Augustana (IL) 14
Central (IA) 7
Central (IA) 27
Coe 7
Central (IA) 71
Occidental 0
Occidental 28
Saint John's (MN) 10

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