1985 Auburn Tigers football team

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1985 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (4th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (5th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from
AP Poll

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]

AP Poll before losing to Tennessee
on September 28.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Southwestern Louisiana*No. 2
W 49–760,000[2]
September 14Southern Miss*No. 1
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 29–1863,000[3]
September 28at TennesseeNo. 1
ABCL 20–3894,358[4]
October 5Ole MissNo. 14
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 41–067,500[5]
October 12No. 4 Florida State*No. 12
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
TBSW 59–2775,000[6]
October 19at Georgia Tech*No. 8
CBSW 17–1457,501[7]
October 26Mississippi StateNo. 6
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–968,700[8]
November 2No. 2 FloridaNo. 6
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 10–1475,000[9]
November 9East Carolina*daggerNo. 13
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 35–1065,600[10]
November 16at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 14
ABCW 24–1082,122[11]
November 30vs. AlabamaNo. 7
ABCL 23–2575,808[12]
January 1vs. No. 11 Texas A&M*No. 16
CBSL 16–3673,137[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Pat Washington Sr
RB 30 Tommie Agee Sr
RB 34 Bo Jackson Sr
OL 66 Jeff Lott Sr
C 55 Ben Tamburello Jr
OL 78 Steve Wallace Sr
WR 85 Lawyer Tillman Fr
TE Jeff Parks Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 9 Tommy Powell Jr
DE 95 Gerald Robinson Sr
DE Gerald Williams Sr
CB 45 Jimmie Warren Sr
LB Harold Hallman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P
 5 Lewis Colbert Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Tennessee

#1 Auburn (2-0) at Tennessee (0-0-1)
1 234Total
No. 1 Auburn 0 0020 20
• Tennessee 14 10014 38
See also: 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team

No. 4 Florida State

See also: 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

No. 2 Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team

At No. 12 Georgia

1 234Total
• No. 14 Auburn 0 1707 24
No. 12 Georgia 0 730 10
Scoring summary
Q2AUBJohnson 49 yard field goalAUB 3–0
Q2UGAJackson 3 yard run (Crumley kick)UGA 7–3
Q2AUBJackson 67 yard run (Johnson kick)AUB 10–7
Q2AUBWeygand 8 yard run (Johnson kick)AUB 17–7
Q3UGACrumley 50 yard field goalAUB 17–10
Q4AUBJackson 6 yard run (Johnson kick)AUB 24–10
See also: 1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

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Alabama

1 234Total
• Crimson Tide 10 609 25
No. 7 Tigers 0 10013 23
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 75,808
Scoring summary
Q1ALATurner 1-yard run (Tiffin kick)ALA 7–0
Q1ALATiffin 26-yard field goalALA 10–0
Q2ALATiffin 32-yard field goalALA 13–0
Q2AUBJackson 7-yard run (Johnson kick)ALA 13–7
Q2ALATiffin 42-yard field goalALA 16–7
Q2AUBJohnson 49-yard field goalALA 16–10
Q4AUBJackson 1-yard run (Johnson kick)AUB 17–16
Q4ALAJelks 74-yard run (pass failed)ALA 22–17
Q4:57AUBWare 1-yard run (run failed)AUB 23–22
Q4:00ALATiffin 52-yard field goalALA 25–23
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

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Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

Bo Jackson Running back 7 183 Los Angeles Raiders
Bo Jackson Running back 1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

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  17. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  18. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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