1985 Idaho Vandals football team

1985 Idaho Vandals football
1985 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
Record	9–3 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. T–2 Nevada ^	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Boise State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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.

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,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Idaho finished the regular season at 9–2 and 6–1 in the Big Sky.^[6]^[7]

The 1985 season marked the first time that the Vandal football program had four consecutive winning seasons; this streak extended to fifteen in 1996.^[8]

^ Barrows, Bob (September 29, 1985). "Idaho rallies back to trap Wolf Pack, 25-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Boling, Dave (October 19, 1985). "More broken bones today in Moscow?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
^ Barrows, Bob (October 25, 1985). "Idaho's Sloan not just a passing fancy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Boling, Dave (November 14, 1985). "Poetic justice? Sloan takes over". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Boling, Dave (November 23, 1985). "Erickson: 'It's our biggest game ever'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
^ Barrows, Bob (November 24, 1985). "Idaho reigns as Big Sky Conference champs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
^ Boling, Dave (November 23, 1985). "Beginning could be the end in playoff rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine – Idaho Vandals – yearly totals – accessed 2011-10-02

[trpwp-1] Barrows, Bob (September 29, 1985). "Idaho rallies back to trap Wolf Pack, 25-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[mbbtim-2] Boling, Dave (October 19, 1985). "More broken bones today in Moscow?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

[psfcy-3] Barrows, Bob (October 25, 1985). "Idaho's Sloan not just a passing fancy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[pjstov-4] Boling, Dave (November 14, 1985). "Poetic justice? Sloan takes over". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[bgevr-5] Boling, Dave (November 23, 1985). "Erickson: 'It's our biggest game ever'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.

[lmtbbcch-6] Barrows, Bob (November 24, 1985). "Idaho reigns as Big Sky Conference champs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.

[bcbten-7] Boling, Dave (November 23, 1985). "Beginning could be the end in playoff rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[8] College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine – Idaho Vandals – yearly totals – accessed 2011-10-02

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