1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1985 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Bill Mallory (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (2nd season)
Base defenseBobby Howard
CaptainSteve Bradley, Rob Schmit
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14Louisville*
W 41–2837,626
September 21Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 38–3535,610
September 28at Missouri*W 36–1746,763
October 5Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 26–736,905
October 121:30 pmat No. 15 Ohio StateL 7–4889,846
October 19Minnesotadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2228,331–38,826 (paid)[1][2]
October 261:00 pmat No. 4 MichiganPASSL 15–42105,629
November 2at WisconsinL 20–3178,605
November 9Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 16–3524,764
November 16at Illinois
L 24–4178,805
November 232:00 pmPurdue
L 21–3451,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (4–6) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 21 0334
Indiana 7 7 7021

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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

  1. ^ Hammel, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Minnesota spoils IU's homecoming". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1985 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1985 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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