| 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Independence Bowl, Won, 20-13 | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1985 record | 7-5 (4-4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Lou Holtz |
| Home stadium | H.H.H Metrodome |
Seasons | |
| 1985 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10/9 Iowa † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2/2 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14/11 Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 season was the Golden Gophers' second and final season under head coach Lou Holtz.[1] The Golden Gophers won seven games, six under Lou Holtz.[1] The Gophers played in the 1985 Independence Bowl, but it was coached by John Gutekunst.[2] The total attendance was 426,918, which averaged out to 60,985 per game.[3] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[3]
Center Ray Hitchcock, linebacker Peter Najarian, offensive guard Jon Lilleberg and strong safety Larry Joyner were named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Running back David Puk was named Academic All-American second team.[5] Puk and linebacker Peter Najarian were named Academic All-Big Ten.[5]
Quarterback Rickey Foggie was awarded the Bronco Nagurski Award.[6] Ray Hitchcock was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[6] Peter Najarian was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[6] Kicker Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[6] Flanker . Andy Hare was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[6] David Puk was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[6]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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| 09/14/1985* | Wichita State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 28-14 | 56,094 | ||||
| 09/21/1985* | Montana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 62-17 | 55,700 | ||||
| 09/28/1985* | #3 Oklahoma | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 7-13 | 62,446 | ||||
| 10/05/1985 | Purdue | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 45-15 | 59,503 | ||||
| 10/12/1985 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 21-10 | 24,512 | ||||
| 10/19/1985 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 22-7 | 38,826 | ||||
| 10/26/1985† | #3 Ohio State | #20 | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 19-23 | 64,455 | |||
| 11/02/1985 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 26-31 | 63,758 | ||||
| 11/09/1985 | Wisconsin | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 27-18 | 64,571 | ||||
| 11/16/1985 | #8 Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 7-48 | 64,129 | ||||
| 11/23/1985 | at #3 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 9-31 | 66,020 | ||||
| 12/21/1985 | vs. Clemson | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 20-13 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
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