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1985 Big Ten Conference Year Summary
Record: 66-48-2, .578 W-L% (2nd of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 7.63 (2nd of 11) ▪ SOS: 5.37 (2nd of 11)
Conference Champion: Iowa
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Illinois, Iowa and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Iowa | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 36.7 | 15.6 | 16.48 | 4.23 | |
| Michigan | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 28.5 | 8.2 | 23.81 | 8.64 | |
| Illinois | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 7.50 | 6.75 | |
| Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 27.1 | 17.7 | 15.13 | 6.72 | |
| Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 8.82 | 6.40 | |
| Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 4.92 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 6.07 | 6.25 | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 21.0 | 23.9 | 1.65 | 3.19 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 22.8 | 30.9 | -2.43 | 3.48 | |
| Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 15.5 | 30.2 | -8.76 | 3.15 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/3 | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Iowa | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Ohio State | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Illinois | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 20 |
6 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-01-01 | Fiesta Bowl | Michigan | 27 | Nebraska | 23 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 1986-01-01 | Rose Bowl | UCLA | 45 | Iowa | 28 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 1985-12-31 | Hall of Fame Classic | Georgia Tech | 17 | Michigan State | 14 | Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL) |
| 1985-12-31 | Peach Bowl | Army | 31 | Illinois | 29 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 1985-12-28 | Citrus Bowl | Ohio State | 10 | Brigham Young | 7 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 1985-12-21 | Independence Bowl | Minnesota | 20 | Clemson | 13 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
Award Winners
| Big Ten Player of the Year: | Lorenzo White (Michigan State) Chuck Long (Iowa) |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Bo Schembechler (Michigan) |
Conference Leaders
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