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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Tulane | No. 19 | |
TBS | W 38–12 | 37,478 |
[1] |
September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 10
Nebraska | No. 17 | |
ABC | W 17–13 | 75,943 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. |
Memphis State | No. 6 | | TBS | W 19–10 | 54,877 | |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. |
Kansas | No. 4 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 24–20 | 57,135 | |
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12
Auburn | No. 4 | | TBS | L 27–59 | 75,000 |
[2] |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. |
Tulsa | No. 13 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 76–14 | 53,500 | |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at
North Carolina | No. 11 | | | W 20–10 | 50,132 |
[3] |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11
Miami (FL) | No. 10 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (
rivalry)
| ABC | L 27–35 | 61,250 | |
November 9 | 7:45 p.m. |
South Carolina | No. 16 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
|
ESPN | W 56–14 | 54,121 |
[4] |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina | No. 15 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 50–10 | 52,778 | |
November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6
Florida | No. 12 | | | L 14–38 | 74,461 |
[5] |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 19
Oklahoma State | No. 18 | | ABC | W 34–23 | 79,417 |
[6] |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[7]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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Coaches | 13 (1) | 13 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 17 Seminoles |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
No. 10 Cornhuskers |
7 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
13 |
|
[8]
#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 11 Hurricanes |
14 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
No. 10 Seminoles |
14 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:04 | FSU |
Hassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) | FSU 7-0 |
| 1 | 7:23 | Miami (FL) |
Brian Blades 10-yard pass from
Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 1 | 7:06 | Miami (FL) | Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 14-7 |
| 1 | 0:25 | FSU | Brian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 2 | 6:52 | FSU | Derek Schmidt 37-yard field goal | FSU 17-14 |
| 2 | 2:39 | FSU | Pat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) | FSU 24-14 |
| 3 | 8:15 | Miami (FL) | 2-yard fun (Cox kick) | FSU 24-21 |
| 4 | 11:07 | FSU | Derek Schmidt 44-yard field goal | FSU 27-21 |
| 4 | 9:55 | Miami (FL) |
Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 28-27 |
| 4 | 3:06 | Miami (FL) |
Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 35-27 |
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[9]
vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)
#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 18 Seminoles |
3 |
10 | 14 | 7 |
34 |
No. 19 Cowboys |
0 |
0 | 17 | 6 |
23 |
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1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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6
|
Louis Berry
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Jr
|
K
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18
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Derek Schmidt
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
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The following were selected in the
1986 NFL draft.
[10]
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"For openers, FSU not too bad, 38–12". Tampa Bay Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – 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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^
"Defense saves day for FSU in 20–10 win". St. Petersburg Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Fla. State buries South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Tom Kensler (December 31, 1985).
"Seminoles Shock Cowboys, 34-23". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 17, 20 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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^
"Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska".
The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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^
"Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'".
The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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^
"1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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