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American college football season

1985 Eastern Washington Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs,
Quarterfinals, L 14–17 at Northern Iowa
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumJoe Albi Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the Eagles' second season in Division I-AA, having moved up from Division II after 1983, and participated as an independent until joining the Big Sky Conference in 1987. They played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in nearby Spokane.

Led by seventh-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles went 8–2 in the regular season and earned the program's first Division I-AA playoff bid. They traveled and defeated Big Sky champion Idaho in the first round, avenging a 21-point loss four weeks earlier, then lost by three points in the quarterfinals at Northern Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Chico StateW 28–32,122
September 14at Weber StateW 31–19
September 21at Montana StateW 28–2311,293
September 28Northern Arizona
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 33–07,614
October 5Fort Lewis
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 35–242,326
October 12at No. 11 NevadaNo. 10L 25–319,650
October 19at Long Beach StateNo. 17W 30–239,605
November 2at No. 8 IdahoNo. T–9L 21–4215,500
November 16MontanaNo. T–13
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA (rivalry)
W 52–191,975
November 23at Idaho StateNo. 11W 42–21
November 30at No. 5 IdahoNo. 11W 42–386,500
December 7at No. 4 Northern IowaNo. 11L 14–176,220

References

  1. "1985 Team Football (2005) - Eastern Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame - Eastern Washington University Athletics". goeags.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. Stewart, Chuck (November 16, 1984). "EWU's Zornes is ready for the second season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 27.
  3. Barrows, Bob (December 1, 1985). "Vandalized!: Late score helps Eastern turn Idaho upside down, 42-38". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. "Idaho ousted in Division I-AA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 7C.
  5. "College football playoffs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 8, 1985. p. 6C.
  6. "Chico State stays close but EWU finishes strong". Chico Enterprise-Record. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. "Eagles trip Weber State". The Montana Standard. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Eastern Washington surprises Montana State University, 28–23". The Independent-Record. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Some sheers go to Eagles, 33–0". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "EWU's unbeaten, but it's not perfect". The Spokesman-Review. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "No. 11 Pack wins nail-biter". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Long Beach's rally falls short, 30–23". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Vandals keep playoff hopes, top Eagles 42–21". The Times-News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Townsend's four TDs give EWU a warm feeling". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Eastern wins big, waits for NCAA". The Spokesman-Review. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "EWU nips Idaho in I-AA playoffs". The Billings Gazette. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Panthers gain semifinal round". The Des Moines Register. December 8, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "2023 Eastern Washington Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Washington University Athletic Department. p. 65. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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