1985 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

The culminating game of the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Georgia Southern, 44–42.

[4] The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1985 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 12-team bracket.

[6] Ranked ninth in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and unseeded in the tournament, the Eagles defeated Jackson State, top-seed Middle Tennessee State, and fourth-seed Northern Iowa to reach the final.

[8][9] Tied for second in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded third in the tournament, the Paladins received a first-round bye then defeated Rhode Island and second-seed Nevada to reach the final.

By the time that quarter had ended, Georgia Southern had fought back to tie the score, 28–28.