1985 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–4 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Grambling State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Jackson State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | L 7–28 | 41,000 | [1] | ||
September 14 | vs. Alabama State |
| W 35–14 | [2] | ||
September 21 | Texas Southern | W 22–14 | [3] | |||
September 28 | at Prairie View A&M | W 14–12 | [4] | |||
October 12 | Nicholls State* | No. 19 |
| W 25–22 | [5] | |
October 19 | at Jackson State | No. T–20 |
| L 9–27 | 39,000 | [6] |
October 26 | Alcorn State |
| L 13–23 | [7] | ||
November 2 | vs. Tennessee State* |
| W 13–10 | 18,539 | [8] | |
November 9 | Delaware State* |
| L 8–46 | 22,500 | [9] | |
November 16 | at Florida A&M* | W 38–27 | 8,156 | [10] | ||
November 23 | vs. No. T–8 Grambling State | L 12–29 | 56,742 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Delta Devils walk over Jags, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scott, Coleman lead Jags". Daily World. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Southern Jaguars Football. Southern University. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Jags take victory". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 25, Nicholls 22". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags' win skein dies in Jackson". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13". Daily World. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern upsets Tennessee State". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". The Morning News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's Swain catches Florida A&M napping, 38–27". Pensacola News Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen, Nobahar spark Grambling over Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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