Beginning in 1985, the IHSAA modified the format of the football season. The
regular season was reduced from ten to eight games, but the postseason was
increased two additional weeks in order to allow every school in the state to
play in the postseason.
| Sectional |
Championship |
| Class 5A Sectional 1 |
Merrillville 14, Crown Point 7 |
| Class 5A Sectional 2 |
Valparaiso 34, LaPorte 0 |
| Class 5A Sectional 3 |
Ft. Wayne Snider 21, Elkhart Memorial 6 |
| Class 5A Sectional 4 |
Kokomo 34, Jay County 7 |
| Class 5A Sectional 5 |
Carmel 40, North Central (Indpls.) 20 |
| Class 5A Sectional 6 |
Warren Central 37, Richmond 0 |
| Class 5A Sectional 7 |
Southport 7, Perry Meridian 0 |
| Class 5A Sectional 8 |
Bloomington South 17, Bloomington North 7 |
| Class 4A Sectional 9 |
Munster 23, Hammond Noll 7 |
| Class 4A Sectional 10 |
Hobart 20, South Bend Adams 7 |
| Class 4A Sectional 11 |
Ft. Wayne Dwenger 42, Concord 7 |
| Class 4A Sectional 12 |
Harding (Ft. Wayne) 29, Logansport 22 |
| Class 4A Sectional 13 |
Brownsburg 33, Decatur Central 7
|
| Class 4A Sectional 14 |
Indpls. Chatard 27, Muncie Central 0 |
| Class 4A Sectional 15 |
East Central 15, Franklin Central 12 |
| Class 4A Sectional 16 |
Ev. Reitz 21, Jasper 2 |
| Class 3A Sectional 17 |
Kankakee Valley 20, Hammond Clark 19 |
| Class 3A Sectional 18 |
Wawasee 7, Plymouth 0 |
| Class 3A Sectional 19 |
Hamilton Southeastern 7, Tipton 6 |
| Class 3A Sectional 20 |
Mississinewa 32, Elwood 31 |
| Class 3A Sectional 21 |
West Vigo 24, Crawfordsville 23
|
| Class 3A Sectional 22 |
Roncalli (Indpls.) 41, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 12 |
| Class 3A Sectional 23 |
Ev. Memorial 48, Gibson Southern 0 |
| Class 3A Sectional 24 |
Providence 14, Greensburg 7 |
| Class 2A Sectional 25 |
Rochester 3, Rensselaer 0 |
| Class 2A Sectional 26 |
Ft. Wayne Luers 22, Woodlan 7 |
| Class 2A Sectional 27 |
North Miami 22, Tippecanoe Valley 10 |
| Class 2A Sectional 28 |
Hagerstown 28, Shenandoah 12 |
| Class 2A Sectional 29 |
Tri-West 51, Cascade 6
|
| Class 2A Sectional 30 |
Indpls. Ritter 9, Speedway 7 |
| Class 2A Sectional 31 |
Lawrenceburg 48, Indian Creek 26 |
| Class 2A Sectional 32 |
Tell City 22, Ev. Mater Dei 12 |
| Class 1A Sectional 33 |
North Judson 63, South Central 8 |
| Class 1A Sectional 34 |
Jimtown 34, Fairfield 7 |
| Class 1A Sectional 35 |
Winamac 35, South Newton 12 |
| Class 1A Sectional 36 |
Adams Central 13, Northfield 12 |
| Class 1A Sectional 37 |
South Putnam 26, Attica 15
|
| Class 1A Sectional 38 |
Sheridan 16, Lafayette Central Catholic 6 |
| Class 1A Sectional 39 |
Eastern Hancock 34, Park Tudor 7 |
| Class 1A Sectional 40 |
Clarksville 14, Springs Valley 13 |
