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1985 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
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]
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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 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.
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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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At Tennessee
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See also: 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team
No. 4 Florida State
No. 2 Florida
See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team
At No. 12 Georgia
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- Bo Jackson 19 Rush, 121 Yds
Alabama
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See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football and Iron Bowl
Van Tiffin game winning field goal.
Vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Main article: 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team
- Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy[16]
- Bo Jackson, Walter Camp Award[17]
| Bo Jackson | Running back | 7 | 183 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Bo Jackson | Running back | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
- "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.