1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.^[2][3][4]

1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium^[1]
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. T–12 Appalachian State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at No. 17 (I-A) South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 17–56	73,500	^[5]
September 7	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 14–7	18,000
September 21	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 3–14	16,246	^[6]
September 28	at No. 3 Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–17	17,527
October 5	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	T 14–14	5,500	^[7]
October 12	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 31–0	8,741	^[8]
October 19	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 17–34	7,993
October 26	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 28–21	8,154
November 2	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 10–3	14,157
November 9	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 42–28	10,867
November 16	No. 2 Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 0–42	20,592
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. . citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
2. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. . The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
4. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. "Gamecocks pulverize Citadel 56–17". The State. September 1, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Appalachian State downs The Citadel, 14–3". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Citadel rallies to salvage tie with winless VMI". The State. October 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Allen's three TD passes help Citadel mug Davidson 31–0". The State. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.