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1985 Southern Miss

7–⁠4, coached by Jim Carmody.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1985, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 28–0; lost at No. 1 Auburn 18–29; lost at Mississippi State 20–23; won vs. Northwestern State 14–7; won vs. Louisiana 38–16; won at Louisville 42–12; won at Memphis 14–7; won vs. East Carolina 27–0; lost at Colorado State 17–35; lost at No. 20 Alabama 13–24; won vs. Tulane 24–6+30−18Won 28–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+28Louisiana TechLost 18–29 at No. 1 Auburn-11No. 1 AuburnLost 20–23 at Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 14–7 vs. Northwestern State+7Northwestern St…Won 38–16 vs. Louisiana+22LouisianaWon 42–12 at Louisville+30LouisvilleWon 14–7 at Memphis+7MemphisWon 27–0 vs. East Carolina+27East CarolinaLost 17–35 at Colorado State-18Colorado StateLost 13–24 at No. 20 Alabama-11No. 20 AlabamaWon 24–6 vs. Tulane+18Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsLouisiana TechW 28–⁠075%
Sep 14at1AuburnL 18–⁠2920%
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 20–⁠2336%
Sep 28vsNorthwestern StateW 14–⁠773%
Oct 5vsLouisianaW 38–⁠1658%
Oct 12atLouisvilleW 42–⁠1268%
Oct 19atMemphisW 14–⁠741%
Nov 2vsEast CarolinaW 27–⁠077%
Nov 9atColorado StateL 17–⁠3563%
Nov 16at20AlabamaL 13–⁠2425%
Nov 23vsTulaneW 24–⁠676%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠159
Coach
Jim Carmody
Elo
1512 +56 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 61 of 106; offense No. 70, defense No. 48
SRS
5.3 No. 39 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Keith Daniels