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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]
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
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7
Southwestern Louisiana * No. 2 W 49–760,000
[2]
September 14
Southern Miss * No. 1 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 29–1863,000
[3]
September 28 at
Tennessee No. 1
ABC L 20–3894,358
[4]
October 5
Ole Miss No. 14 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (
rivalry ) W 41–067,500
[5]
October 12 No. 4
Florida State * No. 12 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
TBS W 59–2775,000
[6]
October 19 at
Georgia Tech * No. 8
CBS W 17–1457,501
[7]
October 26
Mississippi State No. 6 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 21–968,700
[8]
November 2 No. 2
Florida No. 6 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (
rivalry ) L 10–1475,000
[9]
November 9
East Carolina * No. 13 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 35–1065,600
[10]
November 16 at No. 12
Georgia No. 14 ABC W 24–1082,122
[11]
November 30 vs.
Alabama No. 7 ABC L 23–2575,808
[12]
January 1 vs. No. 11
Texas A&M * No. 16 CBS L 16–3673,137
[13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1985 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
5
Lewis Colbert
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
At Tennessee
#1 Auburn (2-0) at Tennessee (0-0-1)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Auburn
0
0 0 20
20
• Tennessee
14
10 0 14
38
No. 4 Florida State
No. 2 Florida
At No. 12 Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 Auburn
0
17 0 7
24
No. 12 Georgia
0
7 3 0
10
Scoring summary Q2 AUB Johnson 49 yard field goal AUB 3–0
Q2 UGA Jackson 3 yard run (Crumley kick) UGA 7–3
Q2 AUB
Jackson 67 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 10–7
Q2 AUB Weygand 8 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 17–7
Q3 UGA Crumley 50 yard field goal AUB 17–10
Q4 AUB Jackson 6 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 24–10
[14]
Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Crimson Tide
10
6 0 9
25
No. 7 Tigers
0
10 0 13
23
Date: November 30Location:
Legion Field Game attendance: 75,808
Scoring summary Q1 ALA Turner 1-yard run (
Tiffin kick) ALA 7–0
Q1 ALA Tiffin 26-yard field goal ALA 10–0
Q2 ALA Tiffin 32-yard field goal ALA 13–0
Q2 AUB
Jackson 7-yard run (Johnson kick) ALA 13–7
Q2 ALA Tiffin 42-yard field goal ALA 16–7
Q2 AUB Johnson 49-yard field goal ALA 16–10
Q4 AUB Jackson 1-yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 17–16
Q4 ALA Jelks 74-yard run (pass failed) ALA 22–17
Q4 :57 AUB Ware 1-yard run (run failed) AUB 23–22
Q4 :00 ALA Tiffin 52-yard field goal ALA 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
[18]
References
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"1985 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023 .
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"Name that score: Auburn 49, USL 7" . The Daily Advertiser . September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers sputter but win 29–18" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tennessee pulls a stunner" . The Commercial Appeal . September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn routs Ole Miss 41–0" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn routs FSU" . The Index-Journal . October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Jackson, Tigers run past Ga. Tech" . The Charlotte Observer . October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn defeats Mississippi State" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators win war" . The Tampa Tribune . November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn plods past Pirates" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn stops Dawgs, 24–10" . Hattiesburg American . November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Game-winning field goal is new experience for Tiffin" . The Montgomery Advertiser . December 1, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"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.
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"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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