1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team

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.

1985 Hillsdale Chargers football
NAIA NAIA Division I co-national champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1985 record11–1–1 (5–1 GLIAC)
Head coachDick Lowry (6th season)
Home stadiumFrank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Wisconsin–Whitewater
W 21–7[3]
September 21Ashland
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 23–7
September 28Saginaw Valley
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
L 17–285,792
October 5at Wayne StateDetroitW 25–0868
October 12Ferris State
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 24–15
October 19at Grand ValleyAllendale, MIW 21–143,441
October 26Kentucky State
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 42–02,100
November 2Michigan Tech
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 52–63,522
November 9at NorthwoodMidland, MIW 30–0500
November 16at Central StateXenia, OHW 16–63,350[4]
December 7Salem
  • Muddy Waters Stadium
  • Hillsdale, MI (NAIA Division I Quarterfinal)
W 47–32,200[5]
December 14at Colorado MesaGrand Junction, CO (NAIA Division I Semifinal)W 24–21 OT3,680[6]
December 21at Central Arkansas
T 10–104,174[2]
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gollark: osmarkstk idea: random Haskell combinator generator.
gollark: <@330678593904443393> knows that <@341618941317349376> sensible uses Go.
gollark: `c += 1` returns a value?MADNESS.

References
  1. "2009 Hillsdale College Football Media Guide". Hillsdale College. p. 46. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. "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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