1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1985 record 5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach Emory Bellard
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 32,000)
1985 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 2
#5 Florida 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 1
#13 Alabama 4 – 1 – 1     9 – 2 – 1
#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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 7 Arkansas State* Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 22–14  
September 14 Syracuse* Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 30–3  
September 21 vs. Southern Miss* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 23–20  
September 28 No. 11 Florida Scott Field • Starkville, MS L 22–36  
October 5 Memphis State* Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 31–28  
October 12 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) L 19–33  
October 19 Tulane* Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 31–27  
October 26 at No. 6 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 9–21  
November 2 at Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) L 28–44  
November 16 at No. 19 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 15–17  
November 23 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl) L 27–45  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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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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