1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team

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1985 Hillsdale Chargers football
NAIA Division I co-national champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1–1 (5–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Hillsdale $^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 1
Saginaw Valley State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Ferris State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Grand Valley State 4 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 5
Northwood 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Wayne State (MI) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
Michigan Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College in the 1985 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Lowry, the Chargers compiled an 11–1–1 record and won the NAIA national co-championship.[1] In the national championship game, played on December 21, in Conway, Arkansas, Hillsdale and Central Arkansas played to a 10–10 tie, resulting in a split national championship.[2] The national title was a first for Hillsdale.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Wisconsin–Whitewater*
W 21–7[3]
September 21Ashland*
W 23–7
September 28Saginaw Valley
  • Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
L 17–285,792
October 5at Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MIW 25–0868
October 12Ferris State
  • Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 24–15
October 19at Grand Valley StateAllendale, MIW 21–143,441
October 26Kentucky State*
  • Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 42–02,100
November 2Michigan Tech
  • Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 52–63,522
November 9at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 30–0500
November 16at Central State (OH)*Xenia, OHW 16–63,350[4]
December 7Salem*
  • Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI (NAIA Division I Quarterfinal)
W 47–32,200[5]
December 14at Mesa State*Grand Junction, CO (NAIA Division I Semifinal)W 24–21 OT3,680[6]
December 21at Central Arkansas*
T 10–104,174[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2009 Hillsdale College Football Media Guide". Hillsdale College. p. 46. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "It's a tie: Hillsdale, Central Arkansas battle to draw in title game". The Lansing State Journal. December 22, 1985. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hillsdale 21, UW-Whitewater 7". Wisconsin State Journal. September 15, 1985. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gatt leads Hillsdale past Central State". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1985. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Steve Crowe (December 8, 1985). "team routs Salem in NAIA playoffs, 47-3". Detroit Free Press. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hillsdale trims Mesa". The Lansing State Journal. December 15, 1985. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
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