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1985 Southern Jaguars football team

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The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1985 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
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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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31vs. Mississippi Valley StateL 7–2841,000[1]
September 14vs. Alabama State
W 35–14[2]
September 21Texas SouthernW 22–14[3]
September 28at Prairie View A&MW 14–12[4]
October 12Nicholls State*No. 19
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–22[5]
October 19at Jackson StateNo. T–20
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 9–2739,000[6]
October 26Alcorn State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–23[7]
November 2vs. Tennessee State*
W 13–1018,539[8]
November 9Delaware State*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 8–4622,500[9]
November 16at Florida A&M*W 38–278,156[10]
November 23vs. No. T–8 Grambling StateL 12–2956,742[11]
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