1985 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1985 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent 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
Record2–7-2
Head coach
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State   1110
No. 9 Miami (FL)   1020
Army   930
No. 15 Florida State   930
West Virginia   731
Southern Miss   740
Syracuse   750
Virginia Tech   650
Pittsburgh   551
Cincinnati   560
Notre Dame   560
South Carolina   560
Southwestern Louisiana   470
Navy   470
Temple   470
Boston College   480
Memphis State   272
Rutgers   281
East Carolina   290
Louisville   290
Tulane   1100
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Southwestern LouisianaW 37–622,019
September 7Ole MissT 17–1750,936[1]
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[2]
October 12Tulane
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–2131,298[3]
October 19Southern Miss
L 7–1421,033[4]
October 26Alabama
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 9–2837,609[5]
November 2at Virginia TechL 10–3127,400[6]
November 9Tennessee
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–1749,617[7]
November 16at ArmyL 7–4934,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References