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The 1985 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 89th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1985 team came off an 11–2 record from the previous season.[1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. The team finished the regular season with an 8–2–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions 35–7 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]
1985 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division II champion NCC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 35–7 vs. North Alabama | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 11–2–1 (7–1–1 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota ^ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mankato State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at Northern Michigan* |
| W 26–10 | 6,127 | [3] | |||
September 14 | at Cal Poly* | L 29–35 | 6,845 | [4] | ||||
September 21 | Mankato State | No. T–11 | W 35–16 | 14,800 | [5] | |||
September 28 | at No. 1 South Dakota | No. T–7 | L 14–38 | 8,300 | [6] | |||
October 5 | Northern Colorado |
| W 40–13 | 11,500 | [7] | |||
October 12 | No. 18 South Dakota State |
| W 41–7 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
October 19 | at No. 12 St. Cloud State |
| W 35–19 | 3,886 | [9] | |||
October 26 | Morningside | No. 12 |
| T 18–18 | 10,500 | [10] | ||
November 2 | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 13–12 | 4,200 | [11] | ||||
November 9 | at Augustana (SD) | W 25–0 | 284 | [12] | ||||
November 16 | North Dakota |
| W 49–0 | 13,000 | [13] | |||
November 30 | 10:30 a.m. | at No. 1 UC Davis* | No. 7 | KCRA-TV | W 31–12 | 8,100 | [14][15][16][17][18] | |
December 7 | at No. 4 South Dakota | No. 7 |
| W 16–7 | 10,000 | [19] | ||
December 14 | vs. No. 2 North Alabama* | No. 7 |
| W 35–7 | 6,000 | [20] | ||
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