1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1985 record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pettibone (1st season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 30,998)
Seasons

Template:1985 Mid-American Conference football standings The 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. They were led by first year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 17–0	21,362
September 14	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 17–38	69,131
September 21	at No. 4 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	L 20–48	66,014
September 28	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 16–38
October 5	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana	L 0–29
October 19	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 16–3	26,420
October 26	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio	L 15–32
November 2	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	L 14–34	22,600
November 9	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan	W 3–0
November 16	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 35–7
November 23	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan	L 21–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game