American college football season
1985 Auburn Tigers football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Defensive coordinator | Frank Orgel (5th season) |
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Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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1985 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
No. 5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
No. 20 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 |
Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Conference champion
- Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Pat Dye, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
Bo Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the second best single-season performance in SEC history behind Herschel Walker's 1,891 rushing yards for the Georgia in 1981. For his performance, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy edging out over Iowa quarterback Chuck Long. Auburn began the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll before losing to Tennessee on September 28.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 2 | | | W 49–7 | 60,000 | [2] |
September 14 | Southern Miss* | No. 1 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 29–18 | 63,000 | [3] |
September 28 | at Tennessee | No. 1 | | ABC | L 20–38 | 94,358 | [4] |
October 5 | Ole Miss | No. 14 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| | W 41–0 | 67,500 | [5] |
October 12 | No. 4 Florida State* | No. 12 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| TBS | W 59–27 | 75,000 | [6] |
October 19 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 8 | | CBS | W 17–14 | 57,501 | [7] |
October 26 | Mississippi State | No. 6 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 21–9 | 68,700 | [8] |
November 2 | No. 2 Florida | No. 6 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| | L 10–14 | 75,000 | [9] |
November 9 | East Carolina* | No. 13 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 35–10 | 65,600 | [10] |
November 16 | at No. 12 Georgia | No. 14 | | ABC | W 24–10 | 82,122 | [11] |
November 30 | vs. Alabama | No. 7 | | ABC | L 23–25 | 75,808 | [12] |
January 1 | vs. No. 11 Texas A&M* | No. 16 | | CBS | L 16–36 | 73,137 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1985 Auburn Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | SS | 9 | Tommy Powell | Jr | DE | 95 | Gerald Robinson | Sr | DE | | Gerald Williams | Sr | CB | 45 | Jimmie Warren | Sr | LB | | Harold Hallman | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 5 | Lewis Colbert | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
At Tennessee
#1 Auburn (2-0) at Tennessee (0-0-1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 1 Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | • Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 | |
No. 4 Florida State
No. 2 Florida
At No. 12 Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 14 Auburn | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 | No. 12 Georgia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | | AUB | Johnson 49 yard field goal | AUB 3–0 | | Q2 | | UGA | Jackson 3 yard run (Crumley kick) | UGA 7–3 | | Q2 | | AUB | Jackson 67 yard run (Johnson kick) | AUB 10–7 | | Q2 | | AUB | Weygand 8 yard run (Johnson kick) | AUB 17–7 | | Q3 | | UGA | Crumley 50 yard field goal | AUB 17–10 | | Q4 | | AUB | Jackson 6 yard run (Johnson kick) | AUB 24–10 | |
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Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Crimson Tide | 10 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 25 | No. 7 Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23 | - Date: November 30
- Location: Legion Field
- Game attendance: 75,808
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | ALA | Turner 1-yard run (Tiffin kick) | ALA 7–0 | | Q1 | | ALA | Tiffin 26-yard field goal | ALA 10–0 | | Q2 | | ALA | Tiffin 32-yard field goal | ALA 13–0 | | Q2 | | AUB | Jackson 7-yard run (Johnson kick) | ALA 13–7 | | Q2 | | ALA | Tiffin 42-yard field goal | ALA 16–7 | | Q2 | | AUB | Johnson 49-yard field goal | ALA 16–10 | | Q4 | | AUB | Jackson 1-yard run (Johnson kick) | AUB 17–16 | | Q4 | | ALA | Jelks 74-yard run (pass failed) | ALA 22–17 | | Q4 | :57 | AUB | Ware 1-yard run (run failed) | AUB 23–22 | | Q4 | :00 | ALA | Tiffin 52-yard field goal | ALA 25–23 | |
Van Tiffin game winning field goal.
Vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl Classic)
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Awards and honors
Team players in the NFL
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References
- ^ "1985 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Name that score: Auburn 49, USL 7". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers sputter but win 29–18". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee pulls a stunner". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn routs Ole Miss 41–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn routs FSU". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson, Tigers run past Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defeats Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators win war". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn plods past Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn stops Dawgs, 24–10". Hattiesburg American. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game-winning field goal is new experience for Tiffin". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No joke: A&M 36, Auburn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 17. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.
- ^ "Bo Gets the Yards, but Aggies Get the Win". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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