1985 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
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1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, L 16–36 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1985 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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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 | Source |
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| September 7 | SW Louisiana* | No. 2 | W 49–7 | 60,000 | |||
| September 14 | Southern Miss* | No. 1 |
| W 29–18 | 63,000 | [1] | |
| September 28 | at Tennessee | No. 1 | ABC | L 20–38 | 94,358 | ||
| October 5 | Ole Miss | No. 14 |
| W 41–0 | 67,500 | ||
| October 12 | No. 4 Florida State* | No. 12 |
| TBS | W 59–27 | 75,000 | |
| October 19 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 8 | CBS | W 17–14 | 57,501 | ||
| October 26 | Mississippi State | No. 6 |
| W 21–9 | 68,700 | ||
| November 2 | No. 2 Florida | No. 6 |
| L 10–14 | 75,000 | ||
| November 9 | East Carolina* | No. 13 |
| W 35–10 | 65,600 | [2] | |
| November 16 | at No. 12 Georgia | No. 14 | ABC | W 24–10 | 82,122 | ||
| November 30 | vs. Alabama | No. 7 | ABC | L 23–25 | 75,808 | [3] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 11 Texas A&M* | No. 16 | CBS | L 16–36 | 73,137 | ||
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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
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Florida State
at Georgia
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- Bo Jackson 19 Rush, 121 Yds
Alabama
Van Tiffin game winning field goal.
Awards and honors
- Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy[5]
- Bo Jackson, Walter Camp Award[6]
Team players in the NFL
| Bo Jackson | Running Back | 7 | 183 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Bo Jackson | Running back | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
- "Tigers sputter but win 29–18". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn plods past Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – 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.
- Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 17. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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- "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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