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1985 NAIA Division II football season
The 1985 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1985 college football season in the United States and the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
| 1985 NAIA Division II football season |
|---|
| August–November 1985 |
| November–December 1985 |
| Lincoln BowlTacoma, WA |
| Wisconsin–La Crosse |
The 1985 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1985 college football season in the United States and the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.
Wisconsin–La Crosse defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 24–7, to win their first NAIA national title. The Eagles won all three of their playoff games on the road.
- The Columbia Football League began play this season, with the combined football membership of the former Evergreen (NAIA Division I) and Pacific Northwest (NAIA Division II) conferences. The new league had fourteen members from British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.
- This was the final season for the Hoosier-Buckeye Conference. Most members would later join the NCAA Division III Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (now known as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference), which began play in 1990.
| Team | 1984 conference | 1985 conference |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark | Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Linfield | Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Pacific (OR) | Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Willamette | Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Northern Division: Pacific LutheranSouthern Division: Linfield | 6–06–0 |
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 5–1 |
| Heart of America | BakerMidAmerica NazareneWilliam Jewell | 6–1 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay | 6–0 |
| Kansas | Southwestern (KS) | 8–1 |
| Nebraska | Midland Lutheran | 5–0 |
| North Dakota | Minot State | 5–0 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Tech | 5–1 |
| Texas | AustinSul Ross | 4–2 |
| WSUC | Wisconsin–River Falls | 6–1–1 |
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‡ Game played at Bowling Green, Ohio
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‡‡ Game played at Vermillion, South Dakota
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