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1985 Alabama State Hornets football team

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The 1985 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Mitchell, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Record3–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCramton Bowl
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1985 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
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1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Grambling State +^6–1–09–3–0
No. 15 Jackson State +^6–1–08–3–0
Mississippi Valley State5–2–08–3–0
No. 20 Alcorn State5–2–07–3–0
Southern3–4–06–5–0
Alabama State2–5–03–8–0
Texas Southern1–6–01–10–0
Prairie View A&M0–7–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Jackson StateL 14–2819,486[1]
September 14vs. Southern
L 14–35[2]
September 21Alcorn StateL 14–30[3]
September 28at Texas SouthernW 24–14[4][5]
October 12at Fort Valley State*
L 5–244,600[6]
October 19Albany State*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 8–24[7]
October 26Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 17–10[8]
November 2vs. Alabama A&M*L 6–7[9]
November 9vs. No. 4 Grambling StateL 0–2812,000[10]
November 16Mississippi Valley State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 6–55[11]
November 28Tuskegee*
W 21–012,000[12]
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