American college football season
| 1985 Southeastern Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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| No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| No. 5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
| No. 20 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Conference champion
- Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
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The 1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 7 | at Memphis State* | | T 17–17 |
| September 14 | No. 14 Arkansas* | | L 19–24 |
| September 21 | Arkansas State* | | W 18–16 |
| September 28 | at Tulane* | | W 27–10 |
| October 5 | at No. 14 Auburn | | L 0–41 |
| October 12 | No. 18 Georgia | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| L 21–49 |
| October 26 | Vanderbilt | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| W 35–7 |
| November 2 | No. 16 LSU | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)
| L 0–14 |
| November 9 | at Notre Dame* | - Notre Dame Stadium
- South Bend, IN
| L 14–37 |
| November 16 | at No. 18 Tennessee | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| L 14–34 |
| November 23 | vs. Mississippi State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
| W 45–27 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[edit]
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1985-schedule.html
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- Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present)
- Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
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- Bowl games
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- LSU: Magnolia Bowl
- Memphis
- Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg)
- Tulane
- Vanderbilt
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- History
- Billy Cannon's Halloween run
- Colonel Reb
- Rebel Black Bear
- Tony the Landshark
- "Forward Rebels"
- The Pride of the South
- The Grove
- The Blind Side
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- Head coaches
- NFL draftees
- Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold |
