1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1985 record	3–7–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (7th year)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium

1985 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of three wins, seven losses and one tie (3–7–1 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 7	Chattanooga*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 7–0
September 14	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 16–42
September 21	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	L 17–20
September 28	#15 Alabama		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 20–40
October 5	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 24–17
October 12	#20 LSU		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 7–49
October 19	#16 Georgia		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	T 13–13
October 26	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	L 7–35
November 9	Kentucky		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 31–24
November 16	Virginia Tech*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 24–38
November 30	at #10 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–30
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1985 Vanderbilt football schedule