1985 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 9–3 |
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Home stadium | Joe Albi Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Richmond | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 William & Mary | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the Eagles' second season in Division I-AA, having moved up from Division II after 1983,[1][2] and participated as an independent until joining the Big Sky Conference in 1987. They played their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in nearby Spokane.
Led by seventh-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles went 8–2 in the regular season and earned the program's first Division I-AA playoff bid. They traveled and defeated Big Sky champion Idaho in the first round,[3][4] avenging a 21-point loss four weeks earlier, then lost by three points in the quarterfinals at Northern Iowa.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Chico State | W 28–3 | 2,122 | [6][7] | ||
September 14 | at Weber State | W 31–19 | [8] | |||
September 21 | at Montana State | W 28–23 | 11,293 | [9] | ||
September 28 | Northern Arizona |
| W 33–0 | 7,614 | [10] | |
October 5 | Fort Lewis |
| W 35–24 | 2,326 | [11] | |
October 12 | at No. 11 Nevada | No. 10 | L 25–31 | 9,650 | [12] | |
October 19 | at Long Beach State | No. 17 | W 30–23 | 9,605 | [13] | |
November 2 | at No. 8 Idaho | No. T–9 | L 21–42 | 15,500 | [14] | |
November 16 | Montana | No. T–13 |
| W 52–19 | 1,975 | [15] |
November 23 | at Idaho State | No. 11 | W 42–21 | [16] | ||
November 30 | at No. 5 Idaho | No. 11 |
| W 42–38 | 6,500 | [17] |
December 7 | at No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 11 |
| L 14–17 | 6,220 | [18] |
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References
- ^ "1985 Team Football (2005) - Eastern Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame - Eastern Washington University Athletics". goeags.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Stewart, Chuck (November 16, 1984). "EWU's Zornes is ready for the second season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 27.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (December 1, 1985). "Vandalized!: Late score helps Eastern turn Idaho upside down, 42-38". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho ousted in Division I-AA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 7C.
- ^ "College football playoffs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 8, 1985. p. 6C.
- ^ "Chico State stays close but EWU finishes strong". Chico Enterprise-Record. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Eagles trip Weber State". The Montana Standard. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Washington surprises Montana State University, 28–23". The Independent-Record. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Some sheers go to Eagles, 33–0". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EWU's unbeaten, but it's not perfect". The Spokesman-Review. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 11 Pack wins nail-biter". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach's rally falls short, 30–23". The Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandals keep playoff hopes, top Eagles 42–21". The Times-News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Townsend's four TDs give EWU a warm feeling". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins big, waits for NCAA". The Spokesman-Review. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EWU nips Idaho in I-AA playoffs". The Billings Gazette. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers gain semifinal round". The Des Moines Register. December 8, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2023 Eastern Washington Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Washington University Athletic Department. p. 65. Retrieved March 13, 2024.