1985 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1985 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]
| 1985 LSU Tigers football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 7–21 vs. Baylor | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Archer (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | No. 12 | TigerVision | W 23–13 | 50,866 | [2] | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State* | No. 9 | TigerVision | W 17–3 | 78,491 | [3] | |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Florida | No. 8 |
| TigerVision | L 0–20 | 78,598 | [4] |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 20 | TigerVision | W 49–7 | 40,962 | [5] | |
| October 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 17 |
| ESPN | W 10–0 | 78,562 | [6] |
| November 2 | 11:30 a.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 16 | TBS | W 14–0 | 45,000 | [7] | |
| November 9 | 2:50 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama | No. 15 |
| ABC | T 14–14 | 76,772 | [8] |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 19 |
| TigerVision | W 17–15 | 76,099 | [9] |
| November 23 | 11:30 a.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 17 | USA | W 10–7 | 59,075 | [10] | |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Tulane* | No. 13 | TigerVision | W 31–19 | 64,194 | [11] | |
| December 7 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 12 |
| TigerVision | W 35–15 | 65,660 | [12] |
| December 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Baylor* | No. 12 | Katz | L 7–21 | 40,186 | [13] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
At North Carolina
LSU at North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 12 Tigers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
- Date: September 14
- Location:
Kenan Memorial Stadium,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| 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.[14]
Colorado State
Florida
At Vanderbilt
Kentucky
At Ole Miss
Alabama
Alabama at LSU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Crimson Tide | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 15 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: November 9
- Location:
Tiger Stadium,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 76,772
- Referee: Joe Hicks
- TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, and Tim Brant
| 1 | 7:57 | BAMA | Gene Jelks 34-yard run (Van Tiffin kick) | Alabama 7–0 |
| 3 | 14:06 | LSU | Garry James 49-yard run (Ron Lewis kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 3 | 10:12 | LSU | Wendell Davis 67-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (Lewis kick) | LSU 14–7 |
| 4 | 1:23 | Gene Jelks 3-yard pass to Mike Shula (Tiffin kick) | Tied 14–14 | |
Mississippi State
At Notre Dame
LSU at Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 17 Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: November 23
- Location:
Notre Dame Stadium,
South Bend, Indiana - Game attendance: 59,075
- Referee: Raymond Bower
- TV announcers: Harry Kalas and Jack Ham
| 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 | |
At Tulane
East Carolina
Vs. Baylor (Liberty Bowl)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 12 Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
- Date: December 27
- Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee - Game attendance: 40,186
- Referee: Otho Kortz
- TV announcers (Raycom Sports): Merle Harmon (play-by-play), Bud Wilkinson (analyst) and Kevin Kiley (sportscaster) (sidelines)
| 1 | LSU | Norman Jefferson 79-yard punt return (Ron Lewis kick) | LSU 7–0 | |
| Baylor | Matt Clark 5-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) | Tied 7–7 | ||
| 2 | Baylor | Terry Syler 23-yard field goal | Baylor 10–7 | |
| 3 | Baylor | Terry Syler 35-yard field goal | Baylor 13–7 | |
| 4 | Baylor | John Simpson 15-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Matt Clark pass from Cody Carlson) | Baylor 21–7 | |
Roster
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Special teams
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1986 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Garry James | Running back | 2 | 29 | Detroit Lions |
| Dalton Hilliard | Running back | 2 | 31 | New Orleans Saints |
| Jeff Wickersham | Quarterback | 10 | 274 | Miami Dolphins |