1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1985 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (2nd season)
Base defense	Bobby Howard
Captains	Steve Bradley Rob Schmit
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Iowa $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Louisville *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 41–28	37,626	[1]
September 21		Navy *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 38–35	35,610	[2]
September 28		at Missouri *	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 36–17	46,763	[3]
October 5		Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 26–7	36,905	[4]
October 12		at No. 15 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 7–48	89,846	[5]
October 19		Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–22	28,331–38,826 (paid)	[6] [7]
October 26	1:00 pm	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	PASS	L 15–42	105,629	[8]
November 2		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 20–31	78,605	[9]
November 9		Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 16–35	24,764	[10]
November 16		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 24–41	78,805	[11]
November 23	2:00 pm	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 21–34	51,752	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Purdue

See also: Old Oaken Bucket

Purdue Boilermakers (4–6) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	21	0	3	34
Indiana	7	7	7	0	21

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 51,752
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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 PUR – Ray Wallace – 19 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD IND – Bobby Howard – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD Top receivers PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards

Personnel

1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Kenny Allen QB Steve Bradley RB Jim Caldwell WR Stacy Dawsey QB Brian Dewitz RB Bobby Howard WR Ernie Jones TE Tim Jordan OL Dave Kinniry QB Dave Kramme OL Jeff Lemirande TE Dave Lilja OL Eric Moore RB Tom Polce OL Tim Radtke OL Bob Riley OL Don Schrader RB Damon Sweazy RB Spud Washington	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 Pos. # Name Class K Mark Rogers K Pete Stoyanovich P Dan Stryzinski	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1986 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Steve Bradley	Quarterback	12	316	Cincinnati Bengals
Bobby Howard	Running back	12	325	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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2. "Hoosiers sink Navy with late TD". Anderson Herald. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hoosiers 3–0, stop Missouri". Chronicle Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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