1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 5–6 (0–6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (7th season) |
Home stadium | Scott Field |
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No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished in tenth place in the SEC. Head coach Emory Bellard was fired after the season, the Bulldogs' fourth consecutive losing season.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Arkansas State* | W 22–14 | 28,122 | [2] | ||
September 14 | Syracuse* |
| W 30–3 | 26,832 | [3] | |
September 21 | vs. Southern Miss* | W 23–20 | 54,300 | [4] | ||
September 28 | No. 11 Florida |
| L 22–36 | 34,588 | [5] | |
October 5 | Memphis State* |
| W 31–28 | 26,012 | [6] | |
October 12 | at Kentucky | L 19–33 | 58,345 | [7] | ||
October 19 | Tulane* |
| W 31–27 | 30,420 | [8] | |
October 26 | at No. 6 Auburn | L 9–21 | 68,700 | [9] | ||
November 2 | at Alabama | L 28–44 | 60,210 | [10] | ||
November 16 | at No. 19 LSU |
| TigerVision | L 15–17 | 76,099 | [11] |
November 23 | vs. Ole Miss |
| L 27–45 | 48,705 | [12] | |
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Roster
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References
- ^ "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "MSU pulls out 22–14 victory over ASU". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi St. routs SU, 30–3". Democrat and Chronicle. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blitzing Bulldogs scramble Eagles". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators defeat Mississippi State". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State wins ob last-gasp field goal". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (October 13, 1985). "Erratic Dooley leads Cats to win". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defeats Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU edges State 17–15 as Hilliard gets 2 TDs". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Egged-on Ole Miss trashes State 45–27". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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