1985 Western Illinois
Only 3 games are on file: 1–2 (1–0 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference). The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Illinois 14–7Nov 16
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Illinois State | L 6–18 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | at Indiana State | L 24–42 | 43% |
| Nov 16 | vs Southern Illinois | W 14–7 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list seven games of Western Illinois’s 1985 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsMichigan Tech | W 55–20 | Western Illinois’s article |
| Sep 28 | atRichmond | L 20–38 | Richmond’s article, Western Illinois’s article |
| Oct 5 | vsNorthern Iowa | L 14–48 | Western Illinois’s article, Northern Iowa’s article |
| Oct 12 | vsNorthern Michigan | W 14–7 | Western Illinois’s article |
| Oct 26 | atEastern Illinois | W 34–20 | Eastern Illinois’s article, Western Illinois’s article |
| Nov 2 | vsMissouri State | L 17–27 | Western Illinois’s article |
| Nov 9 | vsWinona State | W 7–3 | Western Illinois’s article |
- Record
- 1–2
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 44–67
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1318 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Western Illinois | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Southern Illinois | 1–1 | 4–7 | |
 Northern Iowa | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
 Eastern Illinois | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.