1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Emory Bellard was fired after the season, the Bulldogs' fourth consecutive losing season.[1]

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1985 record56 (06 SEC)
Head coachEmory Bellard (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 32,000)
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7Arkansas State*W 22–14
September 14Syracuse*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 30–3
September 21vs. Southern Miss*W 23–20
September 28No. 11 Florida
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 22–36
October 5Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–28
October 12at Kentucky
L 19–33
October 19Tulane*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–27
October 26at No. 6 AuburnL 9–21
November 2at AlabamaL 28–44
November 16at No. 19 LSUL 15–17
November 23vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 27–45
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. 1985-11-28. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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