1985 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1985 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Rey Dempsey and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1985 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7-2
Head coach
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (capacity: 50,000)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State      9 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Boston College      4 8 0
Memphis State      2 7 2
Rutgers      2 8 1
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Southwestern LouisianaW 37–622,019
September 7Ole MissT 17–1750,936
September 14Murray State
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
T 10–1031,524
September 21at No. 6 Florida StateL 24–4154,877
October 5at Mississippi StateL 28–3126,012
October 12Tulanedagger
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–2131,298[1]
October 19Southern Miss
L 7–1421,033[2]
October 26Alabama
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 9–2837,609
November 2at Virginia TechL 10–3127,000
November 9Tennessee
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–1749,617
November 16at ArmyL 7–4934,000
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "MSU offense impressive in win". The Jackson Sun. October 13, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern Mississippi betters Memphis State". The Jackson Sun. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2020 Football Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics.
  4. "1985 Memphis Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. "1985 Memphis State Tigers Media Guide" (PDF).
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