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
Defensive coordinatorDave Dye (6th season)
Home stadiumFrank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
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 6 5 0
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. 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. The national title was a first for Hillsdale.