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	Opponent^#	Site	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	#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 #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 #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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ "Mississippi State's Bellard Fired as Coach, Forecaster". Los Angeles Times. 1985-11-28. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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