1985 Mississippi State
5–6 (0–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Emory Bellard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Syracuse 30–3Sep 14
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Arkansas State | W 22–14 | 72% |
| Sep 14 | vs Syracuse | W 30–3 | 49% |
| Sep 21 | vs Southern Miss | W 23–20 | 64% |
| Sep 28 | vs 11Florida | L 22–36 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | vs Memphis | W 31–28 | 55% |
| Oct 12 | at Kentucky | L 19–33 | 33% |
| Oct 19 | vs Tulane | W 31–27 | 77% |
| Oct 26 | at 6Auburn | L 9–21 | 19% |
| Nov 2 | at Alabama | L 28–44 | 25% |
| Nov 16 | at 19LSU | L 15–17 | 23% |
| Nov 23 | at Ole Miss | L 27–45 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 45–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 0–6 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 257–288
- Coach
- Emory Bellard
- Elo
- 1447 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.1 No. 51 of 106; offense No. 31, defense No. 74
- SRS
- 3.1 No. 48 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Melvin Robertson
1985 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 5 |
 Tennessee | 5–1 | 9–1–2 | 4 |
| LSU | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 20 |
| Alabama | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 13 |
 Georgia | 3–2–1 | 7–3–2 | |
| Auburn | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–4 | 4–6–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Kentucky | 1–5 | 5–6 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.