American college football season
The 1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | | Louisville* | | | W 41–28 | 37,626 | |
September 21 | | Navy* | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 38–35 | 35,610 | |
September 28 | | at Missouri* | | | W 36–17 | 46,763 | |
October 5 | | Northwestern | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 26–7 | 36,905 | |
October 12 | 1:30 pm | at No. 15 Ohio State | | | L 7–48 | 89,846 | |
October 19 | | Minnesota![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 7–22 | 28,331–38,826 (paid) | [1][2] |
October 26 | 1:00 pm | at No. 4 Michigan | | PASS | L 15–42 | 105,629 | |
November 2 | | at Wisconsin | | | L 20–31 | 78,605 | |
November 9 | | Michigan State | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
| | L 16–35 | 24,764 | |
November 16 | | at Illinois | | | L 24–41 | 78,805 | |
November 23 | 2:00 pm | Purdue | | | L 21–34 | 51,752 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game information |
First quarter - PUR – Rodney Carter 6-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 7–0.
- IU – Steve Bradley 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Tie 7–7.
- PUR – Jonathan Briggs 33-yard field goal. Purdue 10–7.
Second quarter - PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 17–7.
- IU – Damon Sweazy 4-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 17–14.
- PUR – Rodney Carter 70-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 24–14.
- PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 31–14.
Third quarter - IU – Bobby Howard 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 31–21.
Fourth quarter - PUR – Jonathan Briggs 37-yard field goal. Purdue 34–21.
| - Top passers
- PUR – Jim Everett – 22/39, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- IND – Steve Bradley – 10/20, 168 yards, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
- IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards
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1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | | Willie Bates | DL | | Dan Bauer | DB | | Leonard Bell | DB | | Erick Coleman | DB | | Efren Edwards | DL | | Vince Fisher | LB | | Joe Ford | DB | | Alex Green | LB | | Tom Houts | LB | | Steve May | DL | | Mike McCurry | LB | | Brad Mitchell | LB | | Brad Money | DL | | Rob Schmit | DB | | Rob VanVliet | DB | | Jeff Wade | LB | | Van Waiters | DL | | Tom Weidenbenner | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
[8]
- ^ Hammel, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Minnesota spoils IU's homecoming". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Hammel, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Gophers spoil IU's homecoming, 22-7 (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B7. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "1985 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1985 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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