1985 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

1985 Northern Iowa Panthers football
GCAC champion
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–2 (5–0 GCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Remmert (15th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 0 0 11 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 2 1 6 4 1
Western Illinois 2 3 0 5 5 0
Southern Illinois 2 3 0 4 7 0
Eastern Illinois 2 3 0 6 5 0
Illinois State 1 3 1 6 3 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Darrell Mudra, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the GCAC title.[1] Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Panthers defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing to the evenutal national champion, Georgia Southern in the semifinals.

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Football Conference Records" (PDF). Missouri Valley Football Conference. p. 25. Retrieved September 30, 2022.