The 1985 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach A. L. Williams, the team compiled an 8–3 record.
| 1985 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 Southland) |
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| Captain | Doyle Adams, Ken Hetherington |
| Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Southern Miss* | L 0–28 | 23,432 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 24–23 | 17,000 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | at West Texas State* | W 20–10 | 7,025 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 20 |
| W 40–7 | 18,224 | [4] |
| October 5 | at No. 20 North Texas State | No. T–12 | W 33–8 | 15,800 | [5] | |
| October 12 | McNeese State | No. T–12 |
| W 35–3 | 17,833 | [6] |
| October 19 | at No. T–19 Arkansas State | No. T–8 | L 13–31 | 10,863 | [7] | |
| October 26 | vs. Northwestern State* | No. 18 | W 33–17 | 14,783 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Lamar | No. 12 |
| W 23–22 | 3,200 | [9] |
| November 9 | Northeast Louisiana | No. T–9 |
| L 9–13 | 21,800 | [10] |
| November 16 | at UT Arlington | W 29–14 | 4,800 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Eagles riddle mistake-prone Tech, 28–0". The Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Despite Glenn's super plays, Cajuns fall short to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La Tech cuts off West Texas at the pass". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech 40, SE Louisiana 7". The Town Talk. September 29, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSU fails pass defense test". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech rolls over McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State downs Louisiana Tech, 31–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech tops NSU, 33–17". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech defeats Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast sidetracks La. Tech". The Times. November 10, 1985. p. C1. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech, turnovers end UTA title hopes, 29–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
