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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1985
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = [[Sparky Woods]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1985 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1985 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Appalachian State University]] as a member of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon) during the [[1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their second year under head coach [[Sparky Woods]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1985
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| opprank = 18 ([[1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings|I-A]])
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| score = 13–20
| attend = 73,100
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Struggling USC clips Appalachian|newspaper=The State|date=September 8, 1985|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89123809/struggling-usc-clips-appalachian/|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1985 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 31–14
| attend = 13,707
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89124191/appy-state-shuts-down-wku/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Appy State shuts down WKU|date=September 15, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Johnson Hagood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| score = 14–3
| attend = 16,246
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89124440/appalachian-state-downs-the-citadel-14/|work=The Greenville News|title=Appalachian State downs The Citadel, 14–3|date=September 22, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = [[1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
| site_stadium = [[Truist Field at Wake Forest|Groves Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| score = 21–24
| attend = 27,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89124691/wake-forest-rises-above-game-appalachian/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Wake Forest rises above game Appalachian State|date=September 29, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 25–0
| attend = 20,284
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89125043/mountaineers-rip-moccasins/|work=The News and Observer|title=Mountaineers rip Moccasins|date=October 13, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = T–19
| opponent = [[1985 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 36–0
| attend = 14,007
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87002910/mountaineers-cash-in-on-errors-to-shut-o/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Mountaineers cash in on errors to shut out James Madison|date=October 20, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = [[1985 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = [[Paladin Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| score = 7–21
| attend = 12,224
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89125535/paladins-cruise-past-mountaineers-217/|work=The Greenville News|title=Paladins cruise past Mountaineers, 21–7|date=October 27, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1985 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 26–10
| attend = 4,600
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89125739/appalachian-state-rushes-past-keydets/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian State rushes past Keydets|date=November 3, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1985 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium|Whitmire Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee, NC]]
| score = 27–14
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| attend = 12,218
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89126059/apps-settle-dispute-with-cats/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Apps 'settle' dispute with Cats|date=November 10, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 40–0
| attend = 8,355
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89126269/settle-breaks-rushing-record-as-apps-bre/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Settle breaks rushing record as Apps breeze past Marshall|date=November 17, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = [[ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center|Memorial Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City, TN]]
| score = 20–3
| attend = 7,450
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89126573/etsu-falls-to-appy-state/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=ETSU falls to Appy State|date=November 24, 1985|accessdate=November 17, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1985 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1985 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1985 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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