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1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTed Huber (2nd season)
MVPTim Griffin
CaptainTim Griffin, Scott Kellar, Curt Pardridge
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 9 0 0 11 1 0
Miami (OH) 7 1 1 8 2 1
Central Michigan 6 3 0 7 3 0
Western Michigan 4 4 1 4 6 1
Northern Illinois 4 4 0 4 7 0
Ball State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 3 6 0 4 7 0
Toledo 3 6 0 4 7 0
Kent State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Ohio 2 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7Western MichiganW 17–021,362
September 14at Wisconsin*L 17–3869,131
September 21at No. 4 Iowa*L 20–4866,014
September 28at Northwestern*L 16–38
October 5at Ball StateL 0–29
October 19Toledodagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–326,420
October 26at Miami (OH)L 15–32
November 2Bowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–3422,600
November 9at Eastern MichiganW 3–0
November 16Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–7
November 23at Central MichiganL 21–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Curt Pardridge Sr
OT 76 Todd Peat Jr
QB 1 Marshall Taylor Fr
QB 4 Pete Genatempo So
RB 35 Darryl Richardson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 39 Doug Bartlett Jr
DT 99 Scott Kellar Sr
SS 49 Clarence Vaughn Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1985 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".