1985 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1985 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Vandals, led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

1985 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record9–3 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 6 1 09 3 0
No. T–2 Nevada ^ 6 1 011 2 0
Boise State 5 2 07 4 0
Weber State 4 3 06 5 0
Idaho State 3 4 05 6 0
Montana 2 5 03 8 0
Northern Arizona 1 6 03 8 0
Montana State 1 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The Vandals won their first outright conference title since 1971 (the 1982 team tied for the title, but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker to Montana). Led by quarterbacks Scott Linehan and Rick Sloan, Idaho finished the regular season at 9–2 and 6–1 in the Big Sky.

The 1985 season marked the first time that the Vandal football program had four consecutive winning seasons; this streak extended to fifteen in 1996.

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