1985 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1985 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 43rd-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Arkansas State in the first round.

The Tigers' 27–7 victory over Prairie View A&M was the 324th all-time victory for Robinson, and placed him ahead of Bear Bryant for the most career victories for a college football coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14vs. Alcorn State
W 30–2030,000[1]
September 21vs. North Carolina Central*
W 45–1437,192[2]
September 28vs. Oregon State*No. 4
  • Independence Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 23–613,396[3]
October 5vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 2
W 27–736,652[4]
October 11at
Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
    		• W 31–2422,000[5]
    October 19No. 6 Mississippi Valley StateNo. 2
    		W 31–21[6]
    October 26at Jackson StateNo. 2
    		L 26–3521,765[7]
    November 2Texas SoutherndaggerNo. T–5
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 30–611,469[8]
    November 9vs. Alabama StateNo. 4
    		W 28–012,000[9]
    November 14South Carolina State*No. 4
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		L 10–13[10]
    November 23vs. SouthernNo. T–8
    		W 29–1256,742[11]
    November 30at No. 6 Arkansas State*No. 8
    		L 7–10[12]

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