1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1985
No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 8 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 7 – 2
Rutgers   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points. Florida State competed in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3112:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 19
TBSW 38–1237,478[1]
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 10 NebraskaNo. 17
ABCW 17–1375,943
September 2112:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 6
TBSW 19–1054,877
September 287:00 p.m.KansasNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–2057,135
October 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 AuburnNo. 4
TBSL 27–5975,000[2]
October 197:00 p.m.TulsaNo. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 76–1453,500
October 261:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 11
W 20–1050,132[3]
November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 Miami (FL)No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 27–3561,250
November 97:45 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 56–1454,121[4]
November 167:00 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 50–1052,778
November 3012:30 p.m.at No. 6 FloridaNo. 12
L 14–3874,461[5]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Oklahoma StateNo. 18
ABCW 34–2379,417[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Main article: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP
19177644 (1)413111016161412181815
Coaches13 (1)13 (1)5 (1)6 (1)54 (1)4119916141211171613

Game summaries

at Nebraska

1 234Total
• No. 17 Seminoles 7 1000 17
No. 10 Cornhuskers 7 600 13
See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Miami (FL)

#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hurricanes 14 0714 35
No. 10 Seminoles 14 1003 27
Scoring summary
110:04FSUHassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 7-0
17:23Miami (FL)Brian Blades 10-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick)Tied 7-7
17:06Miami (FL)Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 14-7
10:25FSUBrian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick)Tied 14-14
26:52FSUDerek Schmidt 37-yard field goalFSU 17-14
22:39FSUPat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 24-14
38:15Miami (FL)2-yard fun (Cox kick)FSU 24-21
411:07FSUDerek Schmidt 44-yard field goalFSU 27-21
49:55Miami (FL)Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 28-27
43:06Miami (FL)Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 35-27
See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

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at Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
• No. 18 Seminoles 3 10147 34
No. 19 Cowboys 0 0176 23
Main article: 1985 Gator Bowl
See also: 1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster

1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Chip Ferguson Fr
RB 27 Victor Floyd  Fr
FB 42 Cletis Jones Sr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Sr
OT 77 John Ionata Sr
TE 85 Pat Carter So
WR 88 Hassan Jones Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 32 Martin Mayhew  So
DT 45 Isaac Williams Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan So
LB 57 Jesse Solomon Sr
LB 84 Garth Jax Sr
S 22 Kenny Kitchens Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P
 6 Louis Berry Jr
K 18 Derek Schmidt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the

1986 NFL Draft
.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Hassan Jones Wide receiver 5 120 Minnesota Vikings
John Ionata Guard 9 242 Dallas Cowboys
Cletis Jones Running back 10 276 New England Patriots
Garth Jax Linebacker 11 296 Dallas Cowboys
Jesse Solomon Linebacker 12 318 Minnesota Vikings
Isaac Williams Defensive tackle 12 326 Indianapolis Colts

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References

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  7. ^ "Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  8. The Los Angeles Times
    . September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

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