1985 Northeastern Huskies football team

1985 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (5th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 13–27	6,235
September 28	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 14–21	4,000
October 5	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 18–23
October 12	UMass	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 7–10	5,100
October 19	at No. 1 Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–31	17,547
October 26	at No. 20 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 21–35
November 2	Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 14–13
November 9	at No. 12 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–34	9,421
November 16	No. 15 Delaware State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 6–36	2,500
November 23	Springfield	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 17–10
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game