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The 1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 0–10–1, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Record0–10–1 (0–7 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Center
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1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^6–0–012–2–0
No. T–12 Appalachian State6–1–08–3–0
Chattanooga5–2–06–5–0
Marshall3–3–17–3–1
The Citadel2–4–15–5–1
Western Carolina2–4–14–6–1
VMI1–4–13–7–1
East Tennessee State0–7–00–10–1
Davidson0–2–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7James Madison*L 9–14[1]
September 21Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–128,744[2]
September 28at No. 19 Western CarolinaL 3–13[3]
October 5Liberty*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
T 23–236,375[4]
October 12at VMIL 18–235,900[5]
October 19at No. 5 FurmanL 31–35[6]
October 26The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–288,154[7]
November 2at Kentucky*L 13–2353,429[8]
November 9at MarshallL 21–3416,240[9]
November 16at No. 12 Georgia Southern*L 7–468,142[10]
November 23No. 17 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–207,450[11]
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