Mississippi State
SEC · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 | ARKANSAS STATE | Unranked | — | W 22–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 30–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 23–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 9–1–1 | L 22–36 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–2 | W 31–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 19–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 31–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 9–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 28–44 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 15–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | L 27–45 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Syracuse +7
- Southern Miss +7
- Memphis +2
- Tulane +1
- Florida -1
- Alabama -2
- LSU -2
- Auburn -4
- Kentucky -6
- Ole Miss -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.