1985 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1985 Memphis State Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis as an indepepdent in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Rey Dempsey and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1985 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record2–7-2
Head coach
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at Southwestern LouisianaW 37–622,019
September 7Ole MissT 17-1750,936
September 14Murray State
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
T 10–1031,524
September 21at No. 6 Florida StateL 24–4154,877
October 5at Mississippi StateL 28–3126,012
October 12Tulane
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–2131,298
October 19Southern Miss
L 7–1421,033
October 26Alabama
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 9-2837,609
November 2at Virginia TechL 10–3127,000
November 9Tennessee
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 7-1749,617
November 16at ArmyL 7–4934,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "2020 Football Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics.
  2. "1985 Memphis Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "1985 Memphis State Tigers Media Guide" (PDF).
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