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
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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Arkansas State*W 22–1428,122[2]
September 14Syracuse*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 30–326,832
September 21vs. Southern Miss*W 23–2054,300[3]
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[4]
October 26at No. 6 AuburnL 9–2168,700
November 2at AlabamaL 28–4460,210[5]
November 16at No. 19 LSUTigerVisionL 15–1776,099
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

[6]

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 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. "Blitzing Bulldogs scramble Eagles". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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