1985 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1985 Wisconsin Badgers football
1985 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Dudley (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (8th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Larry Emery
Captains	Russ Fields; Bob Landsee; Troy Spencer;
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Dave McClain in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorBill Dudley (6th season)

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1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Iowa $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Northern Illinois*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 38–17	69,131	^[1]
September 21	UNLV*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 26–23	68,123	^[2]
September 28	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 41–17	11,129	^[3]
October 5	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–33	105,491	^[4]
October 12	No. 1 Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 13–23	79,023	^[5]
October 19	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–17	78,401	^[6]
October 26	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 25–38	76,395	^[7]
November 2	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–20	78,605	^[8]
November 9	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 18–27	64,571	^[9]
November 16	at No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 12–7	89,873	^[10]
November 23	Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–41	56,854	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


1	3:55	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 30-yard field goal	IOWA 3-0

2	11:42	IOWA	Bill Happel 8-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 10-0

3	5:52	WIS	Joe Armentrout 3-yard pass from Bud Keyes (Todd Gregoire kick)	IOWA 10-7

3	3:53	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 40-yard field goal	IOWA 13-7

3	0:07	WIS	Todd Gregoire 27-yard field goal	IOWA 13-10

4	10:52	IOWA	Ronnie Harmon 12-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 20-10

4	6:01	WIS	Todd Gregoire 24-yard field goal	IOWA 20-13

4	3:14	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 35-yard field goal	IOWA 23-13

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Badgers	3	3	6	0	12
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	7	0	0	7

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