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 (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Melvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 32,000)
1985 SEC 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

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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