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1985 NCAA Division II football season
| 1985 NCAA Division II football season |
|---|
| August – November 1985 |
| December 1985 |
| Palm BowlVeterans StadiumMcAllen, TX |
| North Dakota State (2) |
The 1985 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1985, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 1985, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl. The North Dakota State Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions, 35–7, to win their second Division II national title.
- Cal Lutheran became a full member of the Western Football Conference after joining provisionally in 1984.
| School | 1984 Conference | 1985 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| C.W. Post | D-II Independent | Liberty (D-III) |
| Eastern New Mexico | Independent (NAIA D-I) | Lone Star |
| Sacramento State | NCAC | Western |
| Conference Champions |
|---|
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale |
| Gulf South Conference – North Alabama |
| Heartland Collegiate Conference – Butler and Ashland |
| Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I |
| Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State |
| North Central Conference – North Dakota State |
| Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis |
| Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa |
| South Atlantic Conference – Mars Hill |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State and Fort Valley State |
| 1985 NCAA Division II Football Championship |
|---|
| 8 |
| Veterans StadiumMcAllen, TX |
| North Dakota State(2nd title, 4th title game) |
| North Alabama(1st title game) |
| South DakotaBloomsburg |
| Earle Solomonson1st championship |
The 1985 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 13th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the fifth, and final, time.
- 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1985 NCAA Division III football season
- 1985 NAIA Division I football season
- 1985 NAIA Division II football season
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