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1985 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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The 1985 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Record1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1985 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Seasons
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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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Prairie View A&MW 19–7[1][2]
September 7at Lamar*L 20–32[3]
September 14at Stephen F. Austin*L 12–55[4]
September 21at SouthernL 14–22[5]
September 28Alabama StateL 14–24[6][7]
October 5Texas A&I*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–45[8][9]
October 12Alcorn State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–36[10]
October 19at Angelo State*L 6–21[11]
October 26at Mississippi Valley StateL 40–59[12]
November 2at No. T–5 Grambling StateL 6–3011,469[13]
November 9Jackson State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–288,500[14]
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