1985 Indiana
4–7 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Bill Mallory. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 36–17Sep 28
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Louisville | W 41–28 | 60% |
| Sep 21 | vs Navy | W 38–35 | 49% |
| Sep 28 | at Missouri | W 36–17 | 34% |
| Oct 5 | vs Northwestern | W 26–7 | 63% |
| Oct 12 | at 15Ohio State | L 7–48 | 20% |
| Oct 19 | vs Minnesota | L 7–22 | 51% |
| Oct 26 | at 4Michigan | L 15–42 | 14% |
| Nov 2 | at Wisconsin | L 20–31 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | vs Michigan State | L 16–35 | 46% |
| Nov 16 | at Illinois | L 24–41 | 20% |
| Nov 23 | vs Purdue | L 21–34 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 34–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 251–340
- Coach
- Bill Mallory
- Elo
- 1336 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.6 No. 84 of 106; offense No. 50, defense No. 98
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 72 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Novak
- Captains
- Steve Bradley and Rob Schmit
- Most valuable player
- Bobby Howard
All-Big Ten
3 second teamSecond team
Bobby HowardRBUPI-2- Bob RileyOTUPI-2
- Kenny AllenWRAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1985 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 2 |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Ohio State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Michigan State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.