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1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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.

1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Western Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois State 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Drake*
W 31–2412,202[1]
September 7at Southern Illinois
W 40–289,600[2]
September 14Illinois State
T 17–17[3]
September 21Northern Iowa
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–387,750[4]
September 28Western Kentucky*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 47–77,515[5]
October 5at Northeast Missouri State*No. 18
W 59–33[6]
October 19at Eastern IllinoisNo. 15
L 27–284,065[7]
October 26No. 19 Murray State*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 21–36[8]
November 2at Western Illinois
W 27–17[9]
November 9Central Missouri State*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 37–32,716[10]
November 16at Nicholls State*
L 28–31[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Late score dooms Bulldogs, 31–24". The Daily Nonpareil. September 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bears ramble to big victory". Anchorage Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMS and Illinois State end game tied in knots". Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNI clobbers SW Missouri". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southwest Missouri inflicts latest blow to Hilltoppers". The Park City Daily News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Missouri wins scoring battle, 59–33". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern turns tables on Southwest Missouri". Herald and Review. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Racers revives during Beamer's halftime exhortations". The Paducah Sun. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SW Missouri topples WIU". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Home is sweet to SMS seniors in 37–3 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMS falls to tricky Colonels". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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