1885 Boston Tech football team

1885 Boston Tech football
Conference	Northern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	6–3 (5–2 Northern)
Head coach	None
Home stadium	Union Grounds

1885 Northern Intercollegiate Football Association standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Boston Tech	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tufts	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Amherst	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1885 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1885 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the Northern league. Boston Tech played home games at Union Grounds in Boston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 24	2:03 p.m.	at Williams	Williamstown, MA	L 6–19
October 28		Tufts	Union Grounds Boston, MA	W 16–4
October 31		Yale*	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–51	900
November 4		at Newton Athletic Association*	Newtonville, MA	W 18–4
November 7		Williams	Union Grounds Boston, MA	W 14–0
November 11		Tufts	Union Grounds Boston, MA	W 110–0
November 14	2:15 p.m.	Amherst	Union Grounds Boston, MA	W 32–0
November 21		at Amherst	Blake Field Amherst, MA	W 74–0 or 80–0
November 25	2:00 p.m.	vs. Williams	Hampden Park Springfield, MA	L 10–18	200
*Non-conference game