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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Bill Mallory
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Bill Mallory enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Louisville	41	28	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Navy	38	35	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Missouri	36	17	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Northwestern	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Ohio State	7	48	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Minnesota	7	22	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Michigan	15	42	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Wisconsin	20	31	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Michigan State	16	35	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Illinois	24	41	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Purdue	21	34	L

1985 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	251
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	340
Defense Average	30.9
Opponents Record	59-65
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-4

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1985 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-5-1	304	334	Lost 29-31	5-2-1	212	206	Mike White
Minnesota	7-5	293	240	Won 20-13	4-4	176	183	Lou Holtz
Indiana	4-7	251	340		1-7	136	260	Bill Mallory
Iowa	10-2	440	187	Lost 28-45	7-1	249	119	Hayden Fry
Michigan	10-1-1	342	98	Won 27-23	6-1-1	241	60	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	325	212	Won 10-7	5-3	221	153	Earle Bruce
Michigan State	7-5	258	219	Lost 14-17	5-3	215	169	George J. Perles
Purdue	5-6	287	306		3-5	185	240	Leon Burtnett
Wisconsin	5-6	231	263		2-6	126	206	Dave McClain
Northwestern	3-8	170	332		1-7	88	253	Dennis Green

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.