1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–12 Delaware State $ 4 –0 –09 –2 –0
Bethune–Cookman 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
South Carolina State 2 –2 –05 –6 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
Howard 0 –4 –04 –7 –0
Morgan State 0 –0 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was classified as NCAA Division II. [1] All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Murray State *
L 21–3510,000 [2]
September 7 Furman *
L 31–38 [3]
September 14 Delaware State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 20–386,143 [4]
September 21 North Carolina A&T
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)
W 51–14 [5]
September 28at Howard
W 27–2112,500 [6]
October 5at Alcorn State *
L 24–397,438 [7]
October 12at Morgan State
W 14–10 [8]
October 19 Bethune–Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 36–45 [9]
November 9at Virginia Union *
W 32–71,237 [10]
November 14at No. 4 Grambling State *
W 13–10 [11]
November 23No. 10 Georgia Southern *
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 30–436,543 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Murray erupts early, wins 35–21". The Courier-Journal. September 1, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Furman comeback tops S.C. State". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "S.C. State captures first win". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs beat Bisons". Sun-News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Early mistakes doom South Carolina State". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SCSC stops Morgan". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hawk, B–C devour Bulldogs, 45–36". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Union fumbles fuel walkover by S.C. State 32–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "S.C. State upsets Grambling". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Southern explosion buries S.C. State 43–30". The State. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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