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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 | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 7–22 | 28,331–38,826 (paid) |
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[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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[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Game information
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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.
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- 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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Willie Bates
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DL
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Dan Bauer
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DB
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Leonard Bell
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DB
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Erick Coleman
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DB
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Efren Edwards
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DL
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Vince Fisher
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LB
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Joe Ford
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DB
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Alex Green
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LB
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Tom Houts
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LB
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Steve May
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DL
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Mike McCurry
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LB
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Brad Mitchell
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LB
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Brad Money
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DL
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Rob Schmit
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DB
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Rob VanVliet
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DB
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Jeff Wade
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LB
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Van Waiters
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DL
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Tom Weidenbenner
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
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[8]
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^ Hammel, Bob (October 20, 1985).
"Minnesota spoils IU's homecoming".
Sunday Herald-Times.
Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ 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
.
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^
"1985 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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"1985 Football Schedule".
Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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"Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF).
Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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"1985 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from
the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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"(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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"1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007.
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