1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
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 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Arkansas State*
W 22–1428,122[2]
September 14Syracuse*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 30–326,832[3]
September 21vs. Southern Miss*
W 23–2054,300[4]
September 28No. 11 Florida
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 22–3634,588[5]
October 5Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–2826,012[6]
October 12at Kentucky
L 19–3358,345[7]
October 19Tulane*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–2730,420[8]
October 26at No. 6 Auburn
L 9–2168,700[9]
November 2at Alabama
L 28–4460,210[10]
November 16at No. 19 LSU
TigerVisionL 15–1776,099[11]
November 23vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 27–4548,705[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Roster

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Don Smith Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "MSU pulls out 22–14 victory over ASU". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi St. routs SU, 30–3". Democrat and Chronicle. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blitzing Bulldogs scramble Eagles". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators defeat Mississippi State". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State wins ob last-gasp field goal". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jerry Tipton (October 13, 1985). "Erratic Dooley leads Cats to win". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn defeats Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU edges State 17–15 as Hilliard gets 2 TDs". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Egged-on Ole Miss trashes State 45–27". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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