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1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 0 0 11 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 2 1 6 4 1
Western Illinois 2 3 0 5 5 0
Southern Illinois 2 3 0 4 7 0
Eastern Illinois 2 3 0 6 5 0
Illinois State 1 3 1 6 3 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Rich Johanningmeier, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GCAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Drake*W 31–2412,202[1]
September 7at Southern IllinoisW 40–289,600[2]
September 14Illinois StateT 17–17[3]
September 21Northern Iowa
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–387,750[4]
September 28Western Kentucky*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 47–77,515[5]
October 5at Northeast Missouri State*No. 18
W 59–33[6]
October 19at Eastern IllinoisNo. 15L 27–284,065[7]
October 26No. 19 Murray State*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 21–36[8]
November 2at Western IllinoisW 27–17[9]
November 9Central Missouri State*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 37–32,716[10]
November 16at Nicholls State*L 28–31[11]

References

  1. ^ "Late score dooms Bulldogs, 31–24". The Daily Nonpareil. September 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bears ramble to big victory". Anchorage Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMS and Illinois State end game tied in knots". Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNI clobbers SW Missouri". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southwest Missouri inflicts latest blow to Hilltoppers". The Park City Daily News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Missouri wins scoring battle, 59–33". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern turns tables on Southwest Missouri". Herald and Review. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Racers revives during Beamer's halftime exhortations". The Paducah Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SW Missouri topples WIU". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Home is sweet to SMS seniors in 37–3 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMS falls to tricky Colonels". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.