1985 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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1985 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–2 (1–3–1 GCAC, 3–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hancock Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
West Texas State 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –1 –16 –3 –2
Indiana State 3 –2 –04 –6 –0
Wichita State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –3 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –0 –011 –2 –0
Southwest Missouri State 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
Western Illinois 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Eastern Illinois 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Illinois State 1 –3 –16 –3 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Universityas a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–3–2 with marks of 1–3–1 in the GCAC, placing sixth, and 3–1–1 in MVC play, tying for second place. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Western Illinois
W 18–69,867 [1]
September 14at Southwest Missouri State
T 17–17 [2]
September 21 Wayne State (MI) *
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 17–2 [3]
September 28 UCF *No. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 48–2112,786 [4]
October 5at Southern Illinois No. 8
L 0–2113,200 [5]
October 12at Eastern Illinois
L 14–21 [6]
October 19 West Texas State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
T 29–298,036 [7]
October 26at Drake
W 10–39,260 [8]
November 2No. T–5 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–154,847 [9]
November 9 Wichita State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 26–04,423 [10]
November 16 Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 24–214,206 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois St. 18, W. Illinois 6". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "SMS and Illinois State end game tied in knots". Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tartars fall on road, 17–2". Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Illinois St. clobbers Central Florida, 48–21". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Defense sparks Salukis 21–0 win over Illinois St". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Illinois 21, Illinois State 14". Evansville Courier & Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ISU squanders big lead, ties 29-all". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bulldogs miscues aid Redbird win". The Daily Nonpareil. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UNI knocks off Illinois State". The Crdar Rapids Gazette. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ISU cruises past Wichita State, 26–0". The Pantagraph. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Redbirds' Stull picks apart Indiana State". The Pantagraph. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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