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
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 –1 –09 –1 –2
No. 5 Florida 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 20 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –3 –2
Auburn 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Kentucky 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 0 –6 –05 –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]

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.

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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P 5 Lewis Colbert Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Patterson
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

No. 4 Florida State

No. 2 Florida

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

[14]

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

Van Tiffin game winning field goal.

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

[15]

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

Bo JacksonRunning back7183Los Angeles Raiders
Bo JacksonRunning back11Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[18]

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Name that score: Auburn 49, USL 7". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers sputter but win 29–18". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee pulls a stunner". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Auburn routs Ole Miss 41–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn routs FSU". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jackson, Tigers run past Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Auburn defeats Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gators win war". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Auburn plods past Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Auburn stops Dawgs, 24–10". Hattiesburg American. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Game-winning field goal is new experience for Tiffin". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "No joke: A&M 36, Auburn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 17. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.
  15. ↑ "Bo Gets the Yards, but Aggies Get the Win". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
  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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