1985 Auburn Tigers football team
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 36–16 vs. Texas A&M
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1985 record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Pat Dye |
Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe |
Offensive scheme | I Formation |
Defensive coordinator | Frank Orgel |
Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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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The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
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Season
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 #1 in the AP Poll before losing to Tennessee on September 28.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 7 | SW Louisiana* | #2 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 49–7 | 60,000 | ||||
September 14 | Southern Miss* | #1 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 29–18 | 63,000 | ||||
September 28 | at Tennessee | #1 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ABC | L 20–38 | 94,358 | |||
October 5 | Mississippi | #14 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 41–0 | 67,500 | ||||
October 12 | #4 Florida State* | #12 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | TBS | W 59–27 | 75,000 | |||
October 19 | at Georgia Tech* | #8 | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | CBS | W 17–14 | 57,501 | |||
October 26 | Mississippi State | #6 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 21–9 | 68,700 | ||||
November 2 | #2 Florida | #6 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ABC | L 10–14 | 75,000 | |||
November 9 | East Carolina* | #13 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 35–10 | 65,600 | ||||
November 16 | at #12 Georgia | #14 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | ABC | W 24–10 | 82,122 | |||
November 30 | vs. Alabama | #7 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) | ABC | L 23–25 | 75,808 | |||
January 1 | vs. #11 Texas A&M* | #16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 16–36 | 73,137 | |||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
Game summaries
Georgia
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- Bo Jackson 19 Rush, 121 Yds
Alabama
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Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Bo Jackson | Running Back | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Awards and honors
- Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy [4]
- Bo Jackson, Walter Camp Award[5]
References
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- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=330&season=1985
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 17. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm
- ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
- ↑ http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm