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1985 LSU Tigers football
1985 LSU Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–21 vs. Baylor
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Arnsparger (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Florida	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 20 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	No. 12	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TigerVision	W 23–13	50,866	^[2]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TigerVision	W 17–3	78,491	^[3]
October 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Florida	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	TigerVision	L 0–20	78,598	^[4]
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 20	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	TigerVision	W 49–7	40,962	^[5]
October 19	6:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 10–0	78,562	^[6]
November 2	11:30 a.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 16	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	TBS	W 14–0	45,000	^[7]
November 9	2:50 p.m.	No. 20 Alabama	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	T 14–14	76,772	^[8]
November 16	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	TigerVision	W 17–15	76,099	^[9]
November 23	11:30 a.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	USA	W 10–7	59,075	^[10]
November 30	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane*	No. 13	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TigerVision	W 31–19	64,194	^[11]
December 7	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TigerVision	W 35–15	65,660	^[12]
December 27	7:00 p.m.	vs. Baylor*	No. 12	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Katz	L 7–21	40,186	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1985 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`5`	Jeff Wickersham	Sr
QB	`17`	Tommy Hodson	Fr
RB	`21`	Dalton Hilliard	Sr
RB	`23`	Sammy Martin	So
RB	`33`	Garry James	Sr
TE	`49`	Brian Kinchen	So
C	`56`	Nacho Albergamo	So
OT	`63`	Curt Gore	Sr
G	`66`	Keith Melancon	Jr
OT	`75`	John Hazard	Jr
G	`76`	Eric Andolsek	So
WR	`80`	Rogie Magee	So
WR	`82`	Wendell Davis	So
TE	`83`	Mitch Andrews	Sr
TE	`89`	Karl Dunbar	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`77`	Roland Barbay	Jr
LB	`94`	Michael Brooks	Jr
CB	`12`	Norman Jefferson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`3`	Matt DeFrank	So
K	`8`	Ron Lewis	So

Head coach

Bill Arnsparger

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jesse Daigle – Running backs
Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers
Terry Lewis – Tight ends
Pete Mangurian – Offensive line
Mike Archer – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Pete Jenkins – Defensive line
Kurt Schottenheimer – Linebackers
John Symank – Linebackers/recruiting coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	13	13	12	9	8	8	20	17	18	15	16	19	17	13	12	12	20
Coaches	11	11	10	9	8	9	19	17	18	15	13	18	17	12	10	10	20

Game summaries

At North Carolina

LSU at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 12 Tigers	7	6	3	7	23
Tar Heels	7	6	0	0	13

Date: September 14
Location:
Kenan Memorial Stadium,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Dalton Hilliard ran for 2 touchdowns and Ron Lewis kicked a school-record 54-yard field goal.^[14]

Colorado State

Florida

^[15]

At Vanderbilt

Kentucky

At Ole Miss

Alabama

Alabama at LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide	7	0	0	7	14
No. 15 Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

Date: November 9
Location:
Tiger Stadium,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 76,772
Referee: Joe Hicks
TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, and Tim Brant

^[16]

Mississippi State

At Notre Dame

LSU at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 17 Tigers	0	3	0	7	10
Fighting Irish	7	0	0	0	7

Date: November 23
Location:
Notre Dame Stadium,
South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075
Referee: Raymond Bower
TV announcers: Harry Kalas and Jack Ham

^[17]

At Tulane

East Carolina

Vs. Baylor (Liberty Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Tigers	7	0	0	0	7
• Bears	7	3	3	8	21

Date: December 27
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Game attendance: 40,186
Referee: Otho Kortz
TV announcers (Raycom Sports): Merle Harmon (play-by-play), Bud Wilkinson (analyst) and Kevin Kiley (sportscaster) (sidelines)

^[18]

1986 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Garry James	Running back	2	29	Detroit Lions
Dalton Hilliard	Running back	2	31	New Orleans Saints
Jeff Wickersham	Quarterback	10	274	Miami Dolphins