1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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]

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 22–14	28,122	[2]
September 14	Syracuse*	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 30–3	26,832	[3]
September 21	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		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	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		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	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 9–21	68,700	[9]
November 2	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		L 28–44	60,210	[10]
November 16	at No. 19 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	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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Roster

1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 15 Don Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt