1985 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
- Pat Dye (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorJack Crowe (4th season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Orgel (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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| 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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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 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 |
| 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 |
| W 41–0 | 67,500 | [5] | |
| October 12 | No. 4 Florida State* | No. 12 |
| 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 |
| W 21–9 | 68,700 | [8] | |
| November 2 | No. 2 Florida | No. 6 |
| L 10–14 | 75,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | East Carolina* | No. 13 |
| 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] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
At Tennessee
#1 Auburn (2-0) at Tennessee (0-0-1)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 1 Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| • Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Game attendance: 94,358
No. 4 Florida State
No. 2 Florida
At No. 12 Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 14 Auburn | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 12 Georgia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: November 16
- Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
- Game attendance: 82,122
| 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 | |
- Bo Jackson 19 Rush, 121 Yds
Alabama
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 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
| 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)
Awards and honors
- Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy[16]
- Bo Jackson, Walter Camp Award[17]
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Bo Jackson | Running back | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |