1985 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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1985 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference Gulf Star Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Strawberry Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
2003  →
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stephen F. Austin + 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Sam Houston State + 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Nicholls State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. [1] Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II. [2] All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by sixth-year head coach Oscar Lofton, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.

Citing financial losses, in January 1986, football at Southeastern Louisiana was disbanded. [3] The football program was subsequently reinstated in May 2002, and restarted play in 2003. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 McNeese State *
L 7–147,500 [5]
September 13at UCF *
L 21–277,142 [6]
September 21 Mississippi College *
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 30–346,000 [7]
September 28at No. 20 Louisiana Tech *
L 7–4018,224 [8]
October 5at Chattanooga *
L 7–279,148 [9]
October 12 Sam Houston State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 13–245,500 [10]
October 19 Northeast Louisiana *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 19–178,000 [11]
November 2at Stephen F. Austin
L 12–273,000 [12]
November 9at Southwest Texas State
L 15–556,012 [13]
November 16 Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 20–144,500 [14]
November 23 Nicholls State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
L 17–217,500 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "SLU drops football". The Daily Advertiser. January 14, 1986. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SLU set to bring back football". The Shreveport Times. May 21, 2002. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McZeal paces McNeese to win over Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Knights now 2–0, win, 27–21". The Orlando Sentinel. September 14, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Choctaws struggle to victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "La. Tech 40, SE Louisiana 7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SLU falls again, 27–7". The News-Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sam Houston 24, SE Louisiana 13". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. October 13, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southeastern takes first victory". Abbeville Meridional. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "SFA runs past SLU". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "SWT bombs SE Louisiana". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Southeastern downs Demons for 1st GSC win". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Nicholls edges SLU Lions". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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