1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

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 KentuckyL 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

[2]

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