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1985 LSU Tigers football team

The 1985 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

1985 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–21 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $5–1–09–1–2
No. 5 Florida5–1–09–1–1
No. 13 Alabama4–1–19–2–1
No. 20 LSU4–1–19–2–1
Georgia3–2–17–3–2
Auburn3–3–08–4–0
Ole Miss2–4–04–6–1
Vanderbilt1–4–13–7–1
Kentucky1–5–05–6–0
Mississippi State0–6–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1412:00 p.m.at North Carolina*No. 12
TigerVisionW 23–1350,866[2]
September 217:00 p.m.Colorado State*No. 9
TigerVisionW 17–378,491[3]
October 57:00 p.m.No. 11 FloridaNo. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
TigerVisionL 0–2078,598[4]
October 126:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 20
TigerVisionW 49–740,962[5]
October 196:30 p.m.Kentucky No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 10–078,562[6]
November 211:30 a.m.at Ole MissNo. 16
TBSW 14–045,000[7]
November 92:50 p.m.No. 20 AlabamaNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCT 14–1476,772[8]
November 167:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
TigerVisionW 17–1576,099[9]
November 2311:30 a.m.at Notre Dame*No. 17
USAW 10–759,075[10]
November 307:30 p.m.at Tulane*No. 13
TigerVisionW 31–1964,194[11]
December 77:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionW 35–1565,660[12]
December 277:00 p.m.vs. Baylor*No. 12
KatzL 7–2140,186[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1985 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB5Jeff WickershamSr
QB17Tommy HodsonFr
RB21Dalton HilliardSr
RB23Sammy MartinSo
RB33Garry JamesSr
TE49Brian KinchenSo
C56Nacho AlbergamoSo
OT63Curt GoreSr
G66Keith MelanconJr
OT75John HazardJr
G76Eric AndolsekSo
WR80Rogie MageeSo
WR82Wendell DavisSo
TE83Mitch AndrewsSr
TE89Karl DunbarFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE77Roland BarbayJr
LB94Michael BrooksJr
CB12Norman JeffersonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P3Matt DeFrankSo
K8Ron LewisSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1313129882017181516191713121220
Coaches1111109891917181513181712101020

Game summaries

At North Carolina

LSU at North Carolina
1234Total
• No. 12 Tigers763723
Tar Heels760013
Scoring summary
113:14UNCBrad Lopp 2-yard run (Lee Gliarmis kick)UNC 7–0
14:04LSUDalton Hilliard 1-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)Tied 7–7
2UNCBrad Lopp 5-yard pass from Kevin Anthony (Gliarmis kick blocked)UNC 13–7
2LSURogee Magee 12-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (conversion failed)Tied 13–13
3LSURon Lewis 54-yard field goalLSU 16–13
412:20LSUDalton Hilliard 3-yard run (Lewis kick)LSU 23–13

Dalton Hilliard ran for 2 touchdowns and Ron Lewis kicked a school-record 54-yard field goal.[14]

Colorado State

Florida

[15]

At Vanderbilt

Kentucky

At Ole Miss

Alabama

Alabama at LSU
1234Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide700714
No. 15 Tigers0014014
Scoring summary
17:57BAMAGene Jelks 34-yard run (Van Tiffin kick)Alabama 7–0
314:06LSUGarry James 49-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)Tied 7–7
310:12LSUWendell Davis 67-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (Lewis kick)LSU 14–7
41:23Gene Jelks 3-yard pass to Mike Shula (Tiffin kick)Tied 14–14

[16]

Mississippi State

At Notre Dame

LSU at Notre Dame
1234Total
• No. 17 Tigers030710
Fighting Irish70007
Scoring summary
19:26NDTim Brown 18-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 7–0
20:00LSUMatt DeFrank 27-yard field goalND 7–3
43:26Garry James 2-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)LSU 10–7

[17]

At Tulane

East Carolina

Vs. Baylor (Liberty Bowl)

1234Total
No. 12 Tigers70007
• Bears733821
 
Scoring summary
1LSUNorman Jefferson 79-yard punt return (Ron Lewis kick)LSU 7–0
BaylorMatt Clark 5-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick)Tied 7–7
2BaylorTerry Syler 23-yard field goalBaylor 10–7
3BaylorTerry Syler 35-yard field goalBaylor 13–7
4BaylorJohn Simpson 15-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Matt Clark pass from Cody Carlson)Baylor 21–7

[18]

1986 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Garry JamesRunning back229Detroit Lions
Dalton HilliardRunning back231New Orleans Saints
Jeff WickershamQuarterback10274Miami Dolphins

[19]

References

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