1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Davis (7th season);
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seeventh-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MEAC.

1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–12 Delaware State $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 21–35	10,000	^[1]
September 7	Furman*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 31–38		^[2]
September 14	Delaware State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 20–38	6,143	^[3]
September 21	North Carolina A&T	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	W 51–14		^[4]
September 28	at Howard	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–21	12,500	^[5]
October 5	at Alcorn State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 24–39	7,438	^[6]
October 12	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–10		^[7]
October 19	Bethune–Cookman	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 36–45		^[8]
November 9	at Virginia Union*	Hovey Field Richmond, VA	W 32–7	1,237	^[9]
November 14	at No. 4 Grambling State*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 13–10		^[10]
November 23	No. 10 Georgia Southern*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 30–43	6,543	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Murray erupts early, wins 35–21". The Courier-Journal. September 1, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman comeback tops S.C. State". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware St. strings SCSC for 3rd loss". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "S.C. State captures first win". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs beat Bisons". Sun-News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Early mistakes doom South Carolina State". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SCSC stops Morgan". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawk, B–C devour Bulldogs, 45–36". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Union fumbles fuel walkover by S.C. State 32–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "S.C. State upsets Grambling". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Southern explosion buries S.C. State 43–30". The State. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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