1985 Alabama State Hornets football team
| 1985 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Grambling State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Jackson State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Mitchell, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Jackson State | L 14–28 | 19,486 | [1] | |
| September 14 | vs. Southern |
| L 14–35 | [2] | |
| September 21 | Alcorn State | L 14–30 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Texas Southern | W 24–14 | [4][5] | ||
| October 12 | at Fort Valley State* |
| L 5–24 | 4,600 | [6] |
| October 19 | Albany State* |
| L 8–24 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 17–10 | [8] | |
| November 2 | vs. Alabama A&M* | L 6–7 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | vs. No. 4 Grambling State |
| L 0–28 | 12,000 | [10] |
| November 16 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 6–55 | [11] | |
| November 28 | Tuskegee* |
| W 21–0 | 12,000 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Freshman leads Jackson St. to 28–14 win over Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scott, Coleman lead Jags". Daily World. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Myles passes Alcorn to win". Enterprise-Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winless Hornets face SWAC foe Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU tops Texas Southern for first victory of season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 29, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fort Valley rolls Alabama St. 24–5". The Atlanta Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Albany St. tops Hornets 24–8". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets hold off Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama A&M 7, Alabama State 6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling streaks past Hornets 28–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Totten throws six touchdown passes in 55–6 Valley romp". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 17, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State wins Turkey Classic". The Selma Times-Journal. November 29, 1985. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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