1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

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
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	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

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.

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

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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

References

^ "1985 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".

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