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1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Gulf Star co-champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stephen F. Austin + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the GSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Prairie View A&M*L 9–146,500
September 14UT Arlington*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 38–285,000
September 28at Angelo State*W 24–147,500
October 5East Texas State*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 21–405,500
October 12at Southeastern LouisianaW 24–135,500
October 19Northwestern State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 10–142,000
October 26at Lamar*W 34–225,328
November 2Nicholls State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–143,500
November 9at Stephen F. AustinW 28–2112,500
November 16Washburn*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 51–71,000
November 23at Southwest Texas StateW 27–255,021
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. "Abilene Reporter-News". Prairie View 14, S. Houston 9. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UTA loses, 38–28 to Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bearkats snap streak, Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Texas St. 40, Sam Houston 21". Victoria Advocate. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sam Houston 24, SE Louisiana 13". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Van rallies Demons to win over Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sam Houston St. 34, Lamar 22". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Nicholls St. beaten". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Sam Houston nips SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Sam Houston State 51, Washburn 7". The Wichita Eagle. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Sam Houston rallies past Bobcats". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  16. "1985 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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