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 record5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 32,000)
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 1 09 1 2
No. 5 Florida 5 1 09 1 1
No. 13 Alabama 4 1 19 2 1
No. 20 LSU 4 1 19 2 1
Georgia 3 2 17 3 2
Auburn 3 3 08 4 0
Ole Miss 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 4 13 7 1
Kentucky 1 5 05 6 0
Mississippi State 0 6 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Arkansas State*W 22–14
September 14Syracuse*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 30–326,832
September 21vs. Southern Miss*W 23–2054,300[2]
September 28No. 11 Florida
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 22–3634,588
October 5Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–2826,012
October 12at KentuckyL 19–3358,345
October 19Tulane*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–2730,420[3]
October 26at No. 6 AuburnL 9–2168,700
November 2at AlabamaL 28–4460,210[4]
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

[5]

Roster

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15 Don Smith Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. 1985-11-28. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. "Blitzing Bulldogs scramble Eagles". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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