American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Arkansas State* | | | W 22–14 | 28,122 | [2] |
September 14 | Syracuse* | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | W 30–3 | 26,832 | [3] |
September 21 | vs. Southern Miss* | | | W 23–20 | 54,300 | [4] |
September 28 | No. 11 Florida | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | L 22–36 | 34,588 | [5] |
October 5 | Memphis State* | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | W 31–28 | 26,012 | [6] |
October 12 | at Kentucky | | | L 19–33 | 58,345 | [7] |
October 19 | Tulane* | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | W 31–27 | 30,420 | [8] |
October 26 | at No. 6 Auburn | | | L 9–21 | 68,700 | [9] |
November 2 | at Alabama | | | L 28–44 | 60,210 | [10] |
November 16 | at No. 19 LSU | | TigerVision | L 15–17 | 76,099 | [11] |
November 23 | vs. Ole Miss | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
| | L 27–45 | 48,705 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 15 | Don Smith | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "MSU pulls out 22–14 victory over ASU". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi St. routs SU, 30–3". Democrat and Chronicle. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blitzing Bulldogs scramble Eagles". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators defeat Mississippi State". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State wins ob last-gasp field goal". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (October 13, 1985). "Erratic Dooley leads Cats to win". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defeats Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU edges State 17–15 as Hilliard gets 2 TDs". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Egged-on Ole Miss trashes State 45–27". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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