American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at Drake* | | | W 31–24 | 12,202 | [1] |
September 7 | at Southern Illinois | | | W 40–28 | 9,600 | [2] |
September 14 | Illinois State | | | T 17–17 | | [3] |
September 21 | Northern Iowa | | - Briggs Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| L 17–38 | 7,750 | [4] |
September 28 | Western Kentucky* | | - Briggs Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| W 47–7 | 7,515 | [5] |
October 5 | at Northeast Missouri State* | No. 18 | | W 59–33 | | [6] |
October 19 | at Eastern Illinois | No. 15 | | L 27–28 | 4,065 | [7] |
October 26 | No. 19 Murray State* | | - Briggs Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| L 21–36 | | [8] |
November 2 | at Western Illinois | | | W 27–17 | | [9] |
November 9 | Central Missouri State* | | - Briggs Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| W 37–3 | 2,716 | [10] |
November 16 | at Nicholls State* | | | L 28–31 | | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Late score dooms Bulldogs, 31–24". The Daily Nonpareil. September 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears ramble to big victory". Anchorage Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS and Illinois State end game tied in knots". Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNI clobbers SW Missouri". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Missouri inflicts latest blow to Hilltoppers". The Park City Daily News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Missouri wins scoring battle, 59–33". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern turns tables on Southwest Missouri". Herald and Review. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Racers revives during Beamer's halftime exhortations". The Paducah Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Missouri topples WIU". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Home is sweet to SMS seniors in 37–3 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS falls to tricky Colonels". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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