1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Gulf Star co-champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stephen F. Austin + 4 1 0 9 2 0
Sam Houston State + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Nicholls State 2 3 0 6 5 0
Northwestern State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Southwest Texas State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the GSC.