1985 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bruce Craddock, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GCAC. The Leathernecks started the season 1 - 4, then finished the season 5 - 1 after freshman quarterback Paul Singer became the starter in game 5. Singer finished the season as the highest rated freshman quarterback in the country. Senior Running back Jeff McKinney was named academic All-American, and senior Barry Woodruff was named honorable mention all American punter.
- Bruce Craddock (3rd season)
| 1985 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Illinois State | L 6–18 | 9,867 | [1] | |
| September 21 | Michigan Tech* | W 55–20 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 1 Richmond* | L 20–38 | 16,102 | [3] | |
| October 5 | No. 14 Northern Iowa |
| L 14–48 | 5,438 | [4] |
| October 12 | Northern Michigan* |
| W 14–7 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Indiana State* | L 42–24 | 11,786 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at Eastern Illinois | W 34–20 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Southwest Missouri State |
| L 17–27 | [8] | |
| November 9 | Winona State* |
| W 7–3 | [9] | |
| November 16 | Southern Illinois |
| W 14–7 | 1,478 | [10] |
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