1985 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1985 Southern Jaguars football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 6–5 3–4 Otis Washington 5th A. W. Mumford Stadium The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC. Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee August 31 l y Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 7–28 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-delta-devils-walk-over-ja/130369518/ Delta Devils walk over Jags, 28–7 The Clarion-Ledger September 1, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 14 w y Alabama State Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL 35–14 Gulf Coast Classic https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-scott-coleman-lead-jags/129073127/ Scott, Coleman lead Jags Daily World September 15, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 21 w Texas Southern A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 22–14 1985 Football Schedule https://gojagsports.com/sports/football/schedule/1985 Southern Jaguars Football Southern University August 20, 2023 September 28 w y Prairie View A&M Astrodome Houston, TX 14–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-take-victory/130368224/ Jags take victory The Shreveport Times September 29, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 w y 19 Nicholls State A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 25–22 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-southern-25-nichol/130374105/ Southern 25, Nicholls 22 The Daily Advertiser October 13, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 l y T–20 Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry 9–27 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122516688/jags-win-skein-dies-in-jackson/ Jags' win skein dies in Jackson The Shreveport Times October 20, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 l Alcorn State A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 13–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-jaguars-fall-to-alc/130373009/ Daily World Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13 October 27, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 w y y Tennessee State Tiger Stadium Detroit, MI Coleman A. Young Foundation Football Classic 13–10 18,539 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-southern-upsets-tenne/130374526/ Southern upsets Tennessee State Detroit Free Press November 3, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 l y Delaware State A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 8–46 22,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-hornets-mash-southern-4/130374691/ The Morning News Hornets mash Southern 46–8 November 10, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 w y y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 38–27 8,156 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-southerns-swain/130374883/ Southern's Swain catches Florida A&M napping, 38–27 Pensacola News Journal November 17, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 l y Grambling State T–8 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 12–29 Bayou Classic 56,742 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121187719/allen-nobahar-spark-grambling-over-sout/ The Shreveport Times Allen, Nobahar spark Grambling over Southern November 24, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.comSouthern Yearly Results (1985–1989) College Football Data Warehouse August 20, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1985-1989_yearly_results.php September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203237/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1985-1989_yearly_results.php dead References Southern Category:Southern Jaguars football seasons Southern Jaguars football