American college football season
1985 LSU Tigers football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 20 AP No. 20 1985 record 9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) Head coach Bill Arnsparger (2nd season)Offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season)Home stadium Tiger Stadium Seasons
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 4 Tennessee $
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
2
No. 5 Florida
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
No. 13 Alabama
4
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
No. 20 LSU
4
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Georgia
3
–
2
–
1
7
–
3
–
2
Auburn
3
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Ole Miss
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Vanderbilt
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
7
–
1
Kentucky
1
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Mississippi State
0
–
6
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. AP Poll
The 1985 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was led by Bill Arnsparger in his second season and finished with an overall record of nine wins, two losses, and one tie (9–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 14 12:00 p.m. at North Carolina * No. 12 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC PPV W 23–13September 21 7:00 p.m. Colorado State * No. 9 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 17–3October 5 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Florida No. 8 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) L 0–2077,598 October 12 6:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt No. 20 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN PPV W 49–7October 19 6:30 p.m. Kentucky No. 17 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN W 10–0[1] November 2 11:30 a.m. at Ole Miss No. 16 TBS W 14–0November 9 2:50 p.m. No. 20 Alabama No. 15 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ABC T 14–1476,772 November 16 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) PPV W 17–15November 23 11:30 a.m. at Notre Dame * No. 17 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Mizlou W 10–759,075 November 30 7:30 p.m. at Tulane * No. 13 PPV W 31–1964,194 [2] December 7 7:00 p.m. East Carolina * No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 35–1565,660 December 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Baylor * No. 12 Mizlou L 7–2140,186 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster [ ]
1985 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Matt DeFrank So
K
8
Ron Lewis So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
13
13
12
9
8
8
20
17
18
15
16
19
17
13
12
12
20
Coaches
11
11
10
9
8
9
19
17
18
15
13
18
17
12
10
10
20
Game summaries [ ] at North Carolina [ ]
LSU at North Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 12 Tigers
7
6 3 7
23
Tar Heels
7
6 0 0
13
Date: September 14Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium ,Chapel Hill, North Carolina Scoring summary 1 13:14 UNC Brad Lopp 2-yard run (Lee Gliarmis kick) UNC 7–0 1 4:04 LSU Dalton Hilliard 1-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)Tied 7–7 2 UNC Brad Lopp 5-yard pass from Kevin Anthony (Gliarmis kick blocked) UNC 13–7 2 LSU Rogee Magee 12-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (conversion failed) Tied 13–13 3 LSU Ron Lewis 54-yard field goal LSU 16–13 4 12:20 LSU Dalton Hilliard 3-yard run (Lewis kick) LSU 23–13
Dalton Hilliard ran for 2 touchdowns and Ron Lewis kicked a school-record 54-yard field goal.[3]
Colorado State [ ] See also: Colorado State Rams football
Florida [ ] [4]
at Vanderbilt [ ]
Kentucky [ ]
at Ole Miss [ ]
Alabama [ ]
Alabama at LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide
7
0 0 7
14
No. 15 Tigers
0
0 14 0
14
Date: November 9Location: Tiger Stadium ,Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 76,772Referee: Joe HicksTV announcers (ABC Sports ): Keith Jackson , Frank Broyles , and Tim Brant
[5]
Mississippi State [ ]
at Notre Dame [ ]
LSU at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 17 Tigers
0
3 0 7
10
Fighting Irish
7
0 0 0
7
Date: November 23Location: Notre Dame Stadium ,South Bend, Indiana Game attendance: 59,075Referee: Raymond BowerTV announcers: Harry Kalas and Jack Ham Scoring summary 1 9:26 ND Tim Brown 18-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 7–0 2 0:00 LSU Matt DeFrank 27-yard field goal ND 7–3 4 3:26 Garry James 2-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)LSU 10–7
[6]
at Tulane [ ]
East Carolina [ ]
vs. Baylor (Liberty Bowl) [ ] [7]
1986 NFL Draft [ ] Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
[8]
References [ ]
^ David McCormick (October 20, 1985). "Third-string QB ignites LSU" . The Daily Advertiser . Associated Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "LSU hard pressed to top Tulane, 31–19" . The Shreveport Times . December 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "No. 12 LSU Kicks Aside Heels, 23-13" . Asheville Citizen-Times . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .^ "FLORIDA ROUTS FLAT LSU, 20-0 GATORS' DEFENSE DOMINATES TIGERS' POTENT GROUND GAME" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .^ "ALABAMA RALLIES TO TIE L.S.U., 14-14" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .^ "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .^ "BAYLOR TOPS L.S.U. IN THE LIBERTY BOWL" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .^ "1986 NFL Draft" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
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