1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1985
| team = Southwest Missouri State Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
| short_conf = GCAC
| record = 6–4–1
| conf_record = 2–2–1
| head_coach = Rich Johanningmeier
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium = Briggs Stadium
}}
{{1985 Gateway Football Conference standings}}
The 1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Rich Johanningmeier, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GCAC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1985
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 31–24
| attend = 12,202
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-late-score-dooms-bul/160084564/|work=The Daily Nonpareil|title=Late score dooms Bulldogs, 31–24|date=September 1, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| score = 40–28
| attend = 9,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-bears-ramble-to-big/160084076/|work=Anchorage Daily News|title=Bears ramble to big victory|date=September 8, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = t
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 17–17
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-leader-and-press-sms-and-ill/160086583/|work=Springfield News-Leader|title=SMS and Illinois State end game tied in knots|date=September 15, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 17–38
| attend = 7,750
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-uni-clobbers-sw-missouri/160090218/|work=The Cedar Rapids Gazette|title=UNI clobbers SW Missouri|date=September 22, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 47–7
| attend = 7,515
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-southwest-misso/160092218/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Southwest Missouri inflicts latest blow to Hilltoppers|date=September 29, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = Stokes Stadium
| site_cityst = Kirksville, MO
| score = 59–33
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-southwest-missou/160092327/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Southwest Missouri wins scoring battle, 59–33|date=October 6, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 27–28
| attend = 4,065
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-eastern-turns-tables-o/160091111/|work=Herald and Review|title=Eastern turns tables on Southwest Missouri|date=October 20, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 21–36
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-racers-revives-during-be/160092684/|work=The Paducah Sun|title=Racers revives during Beamer's halftime exhortations|date=October 27, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 27–17
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-sw-missouri-topples-wiu/160092916/|work=The Pantagraph|title=SW Missouri topples WIU|date=November 3, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Central Missouri State Mules|title=Central Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 37–3
| attend = 2,716
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-leader-and-press-home-is-swe/160093083/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=Home is sweet to SMS seniors in 37–3 victory|date=November 10, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| score = 28–31
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-leader-and-press-sms-falls-t/159397626/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=SMS falls to tricky Colonels|date=November 17, 1985|accessdate=December 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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