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1985 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Illinois State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Sycamores were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–2 in MVC play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7St. Cloud State*
W 31–14[1]
September 14at Eastern Illinois*
L 7–39[2]
September 21at Kansas*
L 10–3738,500[3]
September 28Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 17–109,290[4]
October 5at West Texas State
L 27–29[5]
October 12at No. 12 Northern Iowa*
L 7–2413,852[6]
October 19Western Illinois*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–4211,786[7]
November 2Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 41–385,412[8]
November 9vs. Ball State*
L 27–2911,575[9]
November 16at Illinois State
L 21–244,206[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana State's Miller shines in season opener". The South Bend Tribune. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern Illinois 39, Indiana State 7". The Republic. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jayhawks pass wet weather test". The Salina Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana State handles Drake". The Courier. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas State trips Indiana State, 29–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern Iowa rips Indiana State, 24–7". Southern Illinoisan. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sycamores stop Western Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana State kick trips Southern Illinois, 41–38". The Des Moines Register. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Diettrich's biit lifts Ball State". The Indianapolis Star. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Redbirds' Stull picks apart Indiana State". The Pantagraph. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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