1985 Chico State Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1985
| team = Chico State Wildcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference
| short_conf = NCAC
| record = 4–4–1
| conf_record = 3–1–1
| head_coach = Mike Bellotti
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Nick Aliotti
| oc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = University Stadium
}}
{{1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1985 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Bellotti, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 202 to 201 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1985
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| site_stadium = Joe Albi Stadium
| site_cityst = Spokane, WA
| score = 3–28
| attend = 2,122
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-chico-state-stays-clos/159541046/|work=Chico Enterprise-Record|title=Chico State stays close but EWU finishes strong|date=September 8, 1985|accessdate=November 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 18–44
| attend = 5,139
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Cossacks Stadium
| site_cityst = Rohnert Park, CA
| score = 27–16
| attend = 1,081
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 8–27
| attend = 8,312–8,352
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 12, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 14–16
| attend = 2,403
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 41–13
| attend = 2,141
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = 26–19
| attend = 1,985
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 34–7
| attend = 1,482
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 31–31
| attend = 600
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 22, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=459&year=1985|title=1985 - Cal St.-Chico|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911101134/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=459&year=1985|url-status=dead}}