1985 LSU Tigers football team
American college football team season
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.
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At North Carolina
Dalton Hilliard ran for 2 touchdowns and Ron Lewis kicked a school-record 54-yard field goal.
Colorado State
Florida
At Vanderbilt
Kentucky
At Ole Miss
Alabama
Mississippi State
At Notre Dame
At Tulane
East Carolina
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