The 1985 season was the third and final season for the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League, and second under head coach Walt Michaels. The team finished with a 11–7 record.
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 February 2 vs. Memphis Showboats W 16–3 1–0 Charlotte, North Carolina 11,667 2 February 9 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 7–21 1–1 Tampa Stadium 32,370 3 February 15 at Orlando Renegades W 24–14 2–1 Florida Citrus Bowl 33,000 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 February 24 at Birmingham Stallions L 28–38 0–1 Legion Field 34,785 2 March 1 at Orlando Renegades W 28–10 1–1 Florida Citrus Bowl 32,748 3 March 10 Los Angeles Express W 35–24 2–1 Giants Stadium 58,741 4 March 17 at Baltimore Stars L 9–29 2–2 Byrd Stadium 31,026 5 March 24 Tampa Bay Bandits W 28–24 3–2 Giants Stadium 41,079 6 March 30 at Arizona Outlaws L 13–31 3–3 Sun Devil Stadium 30,432 7 April 7 Houston Gamblers W 31–25 4–3 Giants Stadium 34,573 8 April 14 Portland Breakers W 34–7 5–3 Giants Stadium 38,245 9 April 19 at Memphis Showboats W 21–18 6–3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 44,339 10 April 29 Orlando Renegades W 24–7 7–3 Giants Stadium 38,084 11 May 5 at Jacksonville Bulls L 20–30 7–4 Gator Bowl Stadium 60,100 12 May 12 Baltimore Stars W 10–3 8–4 Giants Stadium 34,446 13 May 19 at Denver Gold L 24–28 8–5 Mile High Stadium 29,129 14 May 26 at Tampa Bay Bandits W 30–24 9–5 Tampa Stadium 44,539 15 June 1 Memphis Showboats W 17–7 10–5 Giants Stadium 45,682 16 June 10 Jacksonville Bulls W 31–24 11–5 Giants Stadium 36,465 17 June 15 at Oakland Invaders L 29–34 11–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 24,338 18 June 23 Birmingham Stallions L 6–14 11–7 Giants Stadium 44,098 Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Quarterfinal July 1 Baltimore Stars L 17–20 0–1 Giants Stadium 26,982 Sourcesstatscrew.com 1985 New Jersey Generals Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018usflsite.com 1985 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018profootballarchives.com 1985 New Jersey Generals (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018
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