1985 Southern Jaguars football team

1985 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Grambling State +^ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Jackson State +^ 6 1 0 8 3 0
Mississippi Valley State 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 20 Alcorn State 5 2 0 7 3 0
Southern 3 4 0 6 5 0
Alabama State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 1 6 0 1 10 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.