1985 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football team

American college football season

1985 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football
NCAA Division III champion CCIW champion
Stagg Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Ithaca
Conference	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Record	13–0 (8–0 CCIW)
Head coach	Bob Reade (7th season)
Home stadium	Ericson Field
Seasons← 1984 1986 →

1985 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (IL) $^	8	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
Elmhurst	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Millikin	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
North Central (IL)	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Carroll (WI)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Park	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Carthage	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1985 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Augustana College as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) during the 1985 NCAA Division III football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Reade, the Vikings compiled a perfect 13–0 record and won the CCIW championship. The team then advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs where they defeated Mount Union in the quarterfinal, Central (IA) in the semifinal, and Ithaca in the national championship game. It was the third of four consecutive national championships.

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Wallace with 423 passing yards, Brad Price with 1,087 rushing yards, Eric Welgat with 268 receiving yards, and Shan McCormick with 84 points scored.

They played their home games at Ericson Field in Rock Island, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	at North Park	Chicago, IL	W 21–7
September 21	Carroll (WI)	Ericson Field Rock Island, IL	W 50–0
September 28	at Wheaton (IL)	Wheaton, IL	W 26–14
October 5	Illinois Wesleyan	Ericson Field Rock Island, IL	W 30–7
October 12	at Carthage	Kenosha, WI	W 38–8
October 19	Millikin	Ericson Field Rock Island, IL	W 9–3
October 26	at North Central (IL)	Naperville, IL	W 28–0
November 2	Illinois Benedictine*	Ericson Field Rock Island, IL	W 41–3
November 9	Elmhurst	Ericson Field Rock Island, IL	W 35–0
November 23	Albion	Rock Island Public Schools Stadium Rock Island, IL (NCAA Division III first round)	W 26–10
November 30	Mount Union	Rock Island Public Schools Stadium Rock Island, IL (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 21–14
December 7	Central (IA)	Rock Island Public Schools Stadium Rock Island, IL (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 14–7
December 14	vs. Ithaca	Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl)	W 20–7
*Non-conference game

References

"1985 Football National Championship". Augustana College. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
"Statistics Summary for 1985". Augustana College. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "1985 - The Championship Year in Review" (PDF). Augustana College. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

v t e Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football
Venues	Ericson Field Charles D. Lindberg Stadium (2013–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1895–1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905–1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division III football champions
Wittenberg (1973) Central (IA) (1974) Wittenberg (1975) Saint John's (MN) (1976) Widener (1977) Baldwin–Wallace (1978) Ithaca (1979) Dayton (1980) Widener (1981) West Georgia (1982) Augustana (IL) (1983) Augustana (IL) (1984) Augustana (IL) (1985) Augustana (IL) (1986) Wagner (1987) Ithaca (1988) Dayton (1989) Allegheny (1990) Ithaca (1991) Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992) Mount Union (1993) Albion (1994) Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995) Mount Union (1996) Mount Union (1997) Mount Union (1998) Pacific Lutheran (1999) Mount Union (2000) Mount Union (2001) Mount Union (2002) Saint John's (MN) (2003) Linfield (2004) Mount Union (2005) Mount Union (2006) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007) Mount Union (2008) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011) Mount Union (2012) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014) Mount Union (2015) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated) Mount Union (2017) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018) North Central (IL) (2019) No champion (2020) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021) North Central (IL) (2022) Cortland (2023)

NCAA Division III football champions

Wittenberg (1973)
Central (IA) (1974)
Wittenberg (1975)
Saint John's (MN) (1976)
Widener (1977)
Baldwin–Wallace (1978)
Ithaca (1979)
Dayton (1980)
Widener (1981)
West Georgia (1982)
Augustana (IL) (1983)
Augustana (IL) (1984)
Augustana (IL) (1985)
Augustana (IL) (1986)
Wagner (1987)
Ithaca (1988)
Dayton (1989)
Allegheny (1990)
Ithaca (1991)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992)
Mount Union (1993)
Albion (1994)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995)
Mount Union (1996)
Mount Union (1997)
Mount Union (1998)
Pacific Lutheran (1999)
Mount Union (2000)
Mount Union (2001)
Mount Union (2002)
Saint John's (MN) (2003)
Linfield (2004)
Mount Union (2005)
Mount Union (2006)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Mount Union (2008)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011)
Mount Union (2012)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014)
Mount Union (2015)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated)
Mount Union (2017)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018)
North Central (IL) (2019)
No champion (2020)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021)
North Central (IL) (2022)
Cortland (2023)

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