The 1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the GSC.
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Gulf Star co-champion | |
Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
Record | 8–3 (4–1 GSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Stephen F. Austin + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Prairie View A&M* |
| L 9–14 | 6,500 | [1] |
September 14 | UT Arlington* |
| W 38–28 | 5,000 | [2] |
September 28 | at Angelo State* | W 24–14 | 7,500 | [3] | |
October 5 | East Texas State* |
| L 21–40 | 5,500 | [4] |
October 12 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 24–13 | 5,500 | [5] | |
October 19 | Northwestern State |
| L 10–14 | 2,000 | [6] |
October 26 | at Lamar* | W 34–22 | 5,328 | [7] | |
November 2 | Nicholls State |
| W 28–14 | 3,500 | [8] |
November 9 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 28–21 | 12,500 | [9] | |
November 16 | Washburn* |
| W 51–7 | 1,000 | [10] |
November 23 | at Southwest Texas State | W 27–25 | 5,021 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Abilene Reporter-News". Prairie View 14, S. Houston 9. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA loses, 38–28 to Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats snap streak, Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas St. 40, Sam Houston 21". Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston 24, SE Louisiana 13". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Van rallies Demons to win over Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St. 34, Lamar 22". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls St. beaten". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston nips SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston State 51, Washburn 7". The Wichita Eagle. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston rallies past Bobcats". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 16, 2022.