1985 Howard Bison football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (0–4 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Willie Jeffries (2nd season)
HomestadiumHoward Stadium
RFK Stadium
RFK Stadium
| 1985 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (0–4 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Howard Stadium RFK Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–12 Delaware State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Maine* | L 12–35 | [2] | ||
| September 14 | at Rhode Island* | L 0–46 | 6,628 | [3] | |
| September 21 | at Bethune–Cookman |
| L 14–23 | [4] | |
| September 28 | South Carolina State | L 21–27 | 12,500 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Winston-Salem State* | L 7–12 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | Virginia State* |
| W 17–7 | 13,500 | [7] |
| October 26 | at North Carolina A&T | L 14–40 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Norfolk State* |
| W 28–21 | [9] | |
| November 9 | Morehouse* |
| W 35–26 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at Morgan State | W 7–3 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | at No. 12 Delaware State | L 16–38 | 6,300 | [12] | |
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