1985 Hillsdale Chargers football team

1985 Hillsdale Chargers football
NAIA Division I co-national champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1–1 (5–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Hillsdale $^ 5 1 0 11 1 1
Saginaw Valley State 4 1 1 4 5 1
Ferris State 4 2 0 6 4 0
Grand Valley State 4 2 0 0 6 5
Northwood 2 3 1 3 4 2
Wayne State (MI) 1 5 0 1 8 1
Michigan Tech 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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, in Conway, Arkansas, Hillsdale and Central Arkansas played to a 10–10 tie, resulting in a split national championship.[2] The national title was a first for Hillsdale.

  1. ^ "2009 Hillsdale College Football Media Guide". Hillsdale College. p. 46. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  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.