1985 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 1985 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by sixth-year head coach Oscar Lofton, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.

Citing financial losses, in January 1986, football at Southeastern Louisiana was disbanded.^[3] The football program was subsequently reinstated in May 2002, and restarted play in 2003.^[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	McNeese State*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 7–14	7,500	[5]
September 13	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 21–27	7,142	[6]
September 21	Mississippi College*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 30–34	6,000	[7]
September 28	at No. 20 Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–40	18,224	[8]
October 5	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–27	9,148	[9]
October 12	Sam Houston State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 13–24	5,500	[10]
October 19	Northeast Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 19–17	8,000	[11]
November 2	at Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 12–27	3,000	[12]
November 9	at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 15–55	6,012	[13]
November 16	Northwestern State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	W 20–14	4,500	[14]
November 23	Nicholls State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	L 17–21	7,500	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game