1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pettibone (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Ruel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ted Huber (2nd season)
MVP	Tim Griffin
Captain	Tim Griffin, Scott Kellar, Curt Pardridge
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium

1985 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	9	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)	7	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Northern Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ball State	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 17–0	21,362
September 14	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 17–38	69,131
September 21	at No. 4 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 20–48	66,014
September 28	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 16–38
October 5	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	L 0–29
October 19	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 16–3	26,420
October 26	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 15–32
November 2	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–34	22,600
November 9	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 3–0
November 16	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 35–7
November 23	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 21–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 82 Curt Pardridge Sr OT 76 Todd Peat Jr QB 1 Marshall Taylor Fr QB 4 Pete Genatempo So RB 35 Darryl Richardson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 39 Doug Bartlett Jr DT 99 Scott Kellar Sr SS 49 Clarence Vaughn Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Pettibone Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt