1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team
1985 Hillsdale Chargers football | |
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NAIA national champion | |
Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
1985 record | 11–1–1 (5–1 GLIAC) |
Head coach | Dick Lowry (6th season) |
Home stadium | Muddy Waters Stadium |
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, 1985, in Conway, Arkansas, Hillsdale and Central Arkansas played to a 10-10 tie, resulting in a split national championship.[2] The national championship was a first for Hillsdale.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at Wisconsin–Whitewater | W 21–7 | [3] | ||
September 21 | Ashland |
| W 23–7 | ||
September 28 | Saginaw Valley |
| L 17–28 | 5,792 | |
October 5 | at Wayne State | Detroit | W 25–0 | 868 | |
October 12 | Ferris State |
| W 24–15 | ||
October 19 | at Grand Valley | Allendale, MI | W 21–14 | 3,441 | |
October 26 | Kentucky State |
| W 42–0 | 2,100 | |
November 2 | Michigan Tech |
| W 52–6 | 3,522 | |
November 9 | at Northwood | Midland, MI | W 30–0 | 500 | |
November 16 | at Central State | Xenia, OH | W 16–6 | 3,350 | [4] |
December 7 | Salem |
| W 47–3 | 2,200 | [5] |
December 14 | at Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, CO (NAIA semifinal) | W 24–21 OT | 3,680 | [6] |
December 21 | at Central Arkansas | T 10–10 | 4,174 | [2] |
References
- ↑ "2009 Hillsdale College Football Media Guide". Hillsdale College. p. 46. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- 1 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.
- ↑ "Hillsdale 21, UW-Whitewater 7". Wisconsin State Journal. September 15, 1985. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gatt leads Hillsdale past Central State". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1985. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Steve Crowe (December 8, 1985). "team routs Salem in NAIA playoffs, 47-3". Detroit Free Press. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hillsdale trims Mesa". The Lansing State Journal. December 15, 1985. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
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