1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1985 record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
1985 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 1 0  9 4 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 2 0  8 3 0
McNeese State 3 1 2  6 3 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 3 0  6 5 0
North Texas State 2 3 1  4 6 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 1  4 6 1
Lamar 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Delta State*W 27–7[1]
September 21at Texas A&M*L 17–3146,851[2]
September 28Nicholls State*
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 17–15[3]
October 5at Northwestern State*W 45–2111,710[4]
October 12at LamarW 37–14[5]
October 19at Southeastern Louisiana*L 17–19[6]
October 26at Texas–ArlingtonL 13–275,370[7]
November 2McNeese StateL 0–10[8]
November 9at Louisiana TechW 13–9[9]
November 16North Texas State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 18–1712,851[10]
November 23Arkansas State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 23–31[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "NLU's Brister solves DSU defense". The Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1985. p. 5D. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas A&M eases past NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. p. 16B. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Turner theft preserves NLU win over Nicholls". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northeast dance breaks Demons". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1985. p. B1. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northeast slashes Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southeastern takes first victory". Abbeville Meridional. October 20, 1985. p. 12A. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mavs pound out 27–13 win over Indians". The Times. October 27, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese dumps Northeast, 10–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 3, 1985. p. 2A. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Northeast sidetracks La. Tech". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1985. p. C1. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "NTSU drops 18–17 decision". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Arkansas State hurdles NLU to capture crown". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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