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1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

The 1985 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1412:00 p.m.at North Carolina*No. 12
TigerVisionW 23–1350,866[2]
September 217:00 p.m.Colorado State*No. 9
TigerVisionW 17–378,491[3]
October 57:00 p.m.No. 11 FloridaNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
TigerVisionL 0–2078,598[4]
October 126:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 20
TigerVisionW 49–740,962[5]
October 196:30 p.m.KentuckydaggerNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 10–078,562[6]
November 211:30 a.m.at Ole MissNo. 16
TBSW 14–045,000[7]
November 92:50 p.m.No. 20 AlabamaNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCT 14–1476,772[8]
November 167:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
TigerVisionW 17–1576,099[9]
November 2311:30 a.m.at Notre Dame*No. 17
USAW 10–759,075[10]
November 307:30 p.m.at Tulane*No. 13
TigerVisionW 31–1964,194[11]
December 77:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionW 35–1565,660[12]
December 277:00 p.m.vs. Baylor*No. 12
KatzL 7–2140,186[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1985 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Jeff Wickersham Sr
QB 17 Tommy Hodson Fr
RB 21 Dalton Hilliard Sr
RB 23 Sammy Martin So
RB 33 Garry James Sr
TE 49 Brian Kinchen So
C 56 Nacho Albergamo So
OT 63 Curt Gore Sr
G 66 Keith Melancon Jr
OT 75 John Hazard Jr
G 76 Eric Andolsek So
WR 80 Rogie Magee So
WR 82 Wendell Davis So
TE 83 Mitch Andrews Sr
TE 89 Karl Dunbar Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 77 Roland Barbay Jr
LB 94 Michael Brooks Jr
CB 12 Norman Jefferson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 Matt DeFrank So
K 8 Ron Lewis So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1313129882017181516191713121220
Coaches1111109891917181513181712101020

Game summaries

At North Carolina

LSU at North Carolina
1 234Total
• No. 12 Tigers 7 637 23
Tar Heels 7 600 13
See also: 1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Dalton Hilliard ran for 2 touchdowns and Ron Lewis kicked a school-record 54-yard field goal.[14]

Colorado State

See also: Colorado State Rams football

Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team

[15]

At Vanderbilt

See also: 1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Kentucky

See also: 1985 Kentucky Wildcats football team

At Ole Miss

See also: 1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Alabama

Alabama at LSU
1 234Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide 7 007 14
No. 15 Tigers 0 0140 14
See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

[16]

Mississippi State

See also: 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At Notre Dame

LSU at Notre Dame
1 234Total
• No. 17 Tigers 0 307 10
Fighting Irish 7 000 7
See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

[17]

At Tulane

See also: 1985 Tulane Green Wave football team

East Carolina

See also: 1985 East Carolina Pirates football team

Vs. Baylor (Liberty Bowl)

1 234Total
No. 12 Tigers 7 000 7
• Bears 7 338 21
 
Main article: 1985 Liberty Bowl
See also: 1985 Baylor Bears football team

[18]

1986 NFL Draft

Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Garry James Running back 2 29 Detroit Lions
Dalton Hilliard Running back 2 31 New Orleans Saints
Jeff Wickersham Quarterback 10 274 Miami Dolphins

[19]

References

  1. ^ "1985 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Another big one gets away as UNC bows to LSU 23–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU defense guts Colo. State 17–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Anderson runs and passes over LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "James' three scores carry LSU past Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ David McCormick (October 20, 1985). "Third-string QB ignites LSU". The Daily Advertiser. Associated Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Misfortune finds Rebs". Hattiesburg American. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU Tigers, Crimson Tide struggle to 14–14 stalemate". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU edges State 17–15 as Hilliard gets 2 TDs". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers attack Irish". The Indianapolis Star. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU hard pressed to top Tulane, 31–19". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU throttles East Carolina by 35–15". The Shreveport Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor dominates LSU in Liberty Bowl, 21–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 28, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "No. 12 LSU Kicks Aside Heels, 23-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "FLORIDA ROUTS FLAT LSU, 20-0 GATORS' DEFENSE DOMINATES TIGERS' POTENT GROUND GAME". Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "ALABAMA RALLIES TO TIE L.S.U., 14-14". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "BAYLOR TOPS L.S.U. IN THE LIBERTY BOWL". The New York Times. December 28, 1985. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_LSU_Tigers_football_team