1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1985 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4–1 (2–2–1 GCAC)
Head coach	Rich Johanningmeier (10th season)
Home stadium	Briggs Stadium

1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Drake*		Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 31–24	12,202	[1]
September 7	at Southern Illinois		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 40–28	9,600	[2]
September 14	Illinois State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	T 17–17		[3]
September 21	Northern Iowa		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 17–38	7,750	[4]
September 28	Western Kentucky*		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 47–7	7,515	[5]
October 5	at Northeast Missouri State*	No. 18	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	W 59–33		[6]
October 19	at Eastern Illinois	No. 15	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 27–28	4,065	[7]
October 26	No. 19 Murray State*		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 21–36		[8]
November 2	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 27–17		[9]
November 9	Central Missouri State*		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 37–3	2,716	[10]
November 16	at Nicholls State*		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 28–31		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

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.