1985 USFL season
| 1985 United States Football League season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | February 23 – June 24, 1985 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | June 29, 1985 | |||
| Eastern Conference champions | Birmingham Stallions | |||
| Western Conference champions | Oakland Invaders | |||
| Championship | ||||
| Date | July 14, 1985 | |||
| Site | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. | |||
| Champions | Baltimore Stars | |||
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The 1985 USFL season was the third and final season of the United States Football League (USFL).
Adopted instant replay for the 1985 season. Under the instant-replay rule, a team may have one appeal per half in three situations:[1]
The team asking for the replay would lose a time out if they were wrong. The replay was available only in games televised by ABC. [2]
Harry Usher became the new commissioner of the USFL in January 1985.
The USFL and the United States Football League Players Association (USFLPA) agreed on a four-year agreement. [3]
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
y = Division Champion, x = Wild Card
New Jersey finished ahead of Memphis based on a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage (2-0-0).
Home team in CAPITALS
Quarterfinals June 29–30 and July 1
Semifinals July 6–7
USFL Championship game July 14 (at East Rutherford, New Jersey)
1985 USFL All-League Team
1985 The Sporting News USFL All-Star Team
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