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1 Schedule  





2 Roster  





3 Game summaries  



3.1  At Tennessee  





3.2  No. 4 Florida State  





3.3  No. 2 Florida  





3.4  At No. 12 Georgia  





3.5  Alabama  





3.6  Vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl Classic)  







4 Awards and honors  





5 Team players in the NFL  





6 References  














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1985 Auburn Tigers football

Cotton Bowl Classic, L 16–36 vs. Texas A&M

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
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Tennessee $ 5 1 0 9 1 2
    No.5Florida 5 1 0 9 1 1
    No.13Alabama 4 1 1 9 2 1
    No.20LSU 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 Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

    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 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.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 7Southwestern Louisiana*No. 2
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 49–760,000[2]
    September 14Southern Miss*No. 1
    • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 29–1863,000[3]
    September 28atTennesseeNo. 1
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • ABCL 20–3894,358[4]
    October 5Ole MissNo. 14
    • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
  • W 41–067,500[5]
    October 12No. 4Florida State*No. 12
    • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • TBSW 59–2775,000[6]
    October 19atGeorgia Tech*No. 8
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
  • CBSW 17–1457,501[7]
    October 26Mississippi StateNo. 6
    • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 21–968,700[8]
    November 2No. 2FloridaNo. 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. 12GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
  • ABCW 24–1082,122[11]
    November 30vs. AlabamaNo. 7
  • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
  • ABCL 23–2575,808[12]
    January 1vs. No. 11Texas A&M*No. 16
  • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)
  • CBSL 16–3673,137[13]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Roster[edit]

    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[edit]

    At Tennessee[edit]

    #1 Auburn (2-0) at Tennessee (0-0-1)
    1 234Total
    No. 1 Auburn 0 0020 20
    Tennessee 14 10014 38

    No. 4 Florida State[edit]

    No. 2 Florida[edit]

    At No. 12 Georgia[edit]

    1 234Total
    No. 14 Auburn 0 1707 24
    No. 12 Georgia 0 730 10

    [14]

    Alabama[edit]

    1 234Total
    Crimson Tide 10 609 25
    No. 7 Tigers 0 10013 23
    • Date: November 30
    • Location: Legion Field
    • Game attendance: 75,808

    Van Tiffin game winning field goal.

    Vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl Classic)[edit]

    [15]

    Awards and honors[edit]

    Team players in the NFL[edit]

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

    [18]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "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.

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