1985 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II champion
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record11–2–1 (7–1–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Northern Michigan*
W 26–106,127[3]
September 14at Cal Poly*
L 29–356,845[4]
September 21Mankato StateNo. T–11
W 35–1614,800[5]
September 28at No. 1 South DakotaNo. T–7
L 14–388,300[6]
October 5Northern Colorado
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 40–1311,500[7]
October 12No. 18 South Dakota State
W 41–715,000[8]
October 19at No. 12 St. Cloud State
W 35–193,886[9]
October 26MorningsideNo. 12
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
T 18–1810,500[10]
November 2at Nebraska–Omaha
W 13–124,200[11]
November 9at Augustana (SD)
W 25–0284[12]
November 16North Dakota
W 49–013,000[13]
November 3010:30 a.m.at No. 1 UC Davis*No. 7
KCRA-TVW 31–128,100[14][15][16][17][18]
December 7at No. 4 South DakotaNo. 7
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division II Semifinal)
W 16–710,000[19]
December 14vs. No. 2 North Alabama*No. 7
W 35–76,000[20]

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References

  1. ^ "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics".
  2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "North Dakota State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bentrim, Stark pace Bison to victory in opener". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 8, 1985. p. 8C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Horn, Steve (September 15, 1985). "No. 1 Bisons stung by Mustangs, 35-29". Santa Maria Times. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stark sparks Bison". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. September 22, 1985. p. 4B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Conley, Bruce (September 29, 1985). "USD rips Bison 38-14". Argus-Leader. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NDSU wins big". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. October 6, 1985. p. 5C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bison defense cleans up". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. October 13, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bentrim sets records in N.D. State victory". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. October 20, 1985. p. 4C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "M'side coach finds some satisfaction in tie with NDSU". Sioux City Journal. October 27, 1985. p. D1. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bison win to take NCC lead". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. November 3, 1985. p. 4B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Egan, John (November 10, 1985). "Bison overcome Vikings, snow". Argus-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bison blow away Sioux 49-0". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. November 17, 1985. p. 1C. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Bison hope to put heat on UCD defense". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "Aggies veer off-course in playoff loss". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "UCD (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "UC Davis falls to ND State". The Chico Enterprise-Record. Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 3B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Antonen, Mel (December 8, 1985). "Stampede: Bison trip USD 16-7 to reach title game". Argus-Leader. p. 1B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Bison, Vikings win division titles". Arizona Daily Star. Associated Press. December 15, 1985. p. E5. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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