1985 Florida Gators football team
| 1985 Florida Gators football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1985 record | 9–1–1 (5–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Galen Hall (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Charlie Bailey (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Florida Field (Capacity: 72,000)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 LSU | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the second for Galen Hall as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, having coached the 1984 Gators' final eight games as their interim coach. Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 7 | Miami (FL)* | No. 5 | Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, Florida | W 35–23 | 80,227 | ||||
| September 14 | Rutgers* | No. 3 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | T 28–28 | 71,708 | ||||
| September 28 | Mississippi State | No. 11 | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 36–22 | 34,588 | ||||
| October 5 | No. 8 LSU | No. 11 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 20–0 | 77,598 | ||||
| October 12 | No. 14 Tennessee | No. 7 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 17–10 | 74,432 | ||||
| October 19 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
No. 5 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 45–0 | 74,369 | ||||
| October 26 | Virginia Tech* | No. 2 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 35–18 | 70,119 | ||||
| November 2 | No. 6 Auburn | No. 2 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | W 14–10 | 75,000 | ||||
| November 9 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 1 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | L 3–24 | 82,327 | ||||
| November 16 | Kentucky | No. 11 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 15–13 | 73,672 | ||||
| November 30 | No. 12 Florida State* | No. 6 | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 38–14 | 74,461 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]
Postseason
After the season, Sagarin Ratings (ELO-Chess), one of two NCAA recognized selectors created by Jeff Sagarin, an MIT math graduate and sports statistician, named Florida as the 1985 national champions, though Florida does not claim the title. Florida finished with a 9–1–1 overall record and an SEC record of 5–1, tying for first place in the ten-team SEC.[2]
References
- ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1986 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.