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The 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 17–0	21,362
September 14	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 17–38	69,131
September 21	at No. 4 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 20–48	66,014
September 28	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 16–38
October 5	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	L 0–29
October 19	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 16–3	26,420
October 26	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 15–32
November 2	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–34	22,600
November 9	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 3–0
November 16	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 35–7
November 23	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 21–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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