1985 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by third-year head coach Sam Goodwin, the Demons compiled an 3–8 record, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GSC.
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 GSC)
Headcoach
- Sam Goodwin (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorJohn Thompson (3rd season)
| 1985 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–3 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Arkansas State* | L 10–12 | 10,113 | [3] | |
| September 7 | at North Texas State* | L 14–34 | 14,400 | [4] | |
| September 14 | McNeese State* |
| W 14–13 | [5] | |
| September 28 | at Southern Miss* | L 7–14 | 18,216 | [6] | |
| October 5 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| L 21–45 | 11,710 | [7] |
| October 19 | at Sam Houston State |
| W 14–10 | 2,000 | [8] |
| October 26 | vs. No. 18 Louisiana Tech* | L 17–33 | 14,783 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at Southwest Texas State | L 17–26 | [10] | ||
| November 9 | at Nicholls State | W 20–14 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 14–20 | 4,500 | [12] | |
| November 23 | Stephen F. Austin |
| L 10–19 | [13] | |
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