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1985 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1985 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. Arkansas State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Grambling State in the first round and lost to Nevada in the quarterfinals.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	atNorthwestern State*		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 12–10	10,113	[1]
September 7	atMississippi State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 14–22	28,122	[2]
September 14	Mississippi College*		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 41–13		[3]
September 21	atOle Miss*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 16–18	29,912	[4]
September 28	atMcNeese State	No. 6	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 13–15		[5]
October 12	North Texas State		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 56–0	16,211	[6]
October 19	No. T–8 Louisiana Tech	No. T–19	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 31–13	10,863	[7]
November 2	Texas–Arlington	No. 15	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 13–12	13,640	[8]
November 9	Southern Illinois*	No. 8	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 41–12	10,104	[9]
November 16	atLamar	No. T–7	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 21–0	2,832	[10]
November 23	atNortheast Louisiana	No. 6	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 31–23		[11]
November 30	No. 8Grambling State*	No. 6	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 10–7		[12]
December 7	at No. T–2 Nevada*	No. 6	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 23–24	10,241	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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