1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1985 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–23 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
1985 record9–3
Head coachBobby Bowden (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 60,519)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points. Florida State competed in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 19
WTBSW 38–1237,478
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 10 NebraskaNo. 17
ABCW 17–1375,943
September 2112:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 6WTBSW 19–1054,877
September 287:00 p.m.KansasNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 24–2057,135
October 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 AuburnNo. 4WTBSL 27–5975,000
October 197:00 p.m.TulsaNo. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 76–1453,500
October 261:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 11W 20–1050,132
November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 Miami (FL)No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
ABCL 27–3561,250
November 97:45 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPNW 56–1454,121
November 167:00 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 50–1052,778
November 3012:30 p.m.at No. 6 FloridaNo. 12L 14–3874,461
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Oklahoma StateNo. 18ABCW 34–2379,417
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Hassan Jones Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Jesse Solomon Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Derek Schmidt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

1 234Total
Miami (FL) 14 0714 35
Florida State 14 1003 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–15 1984 W 38–3

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at Florida

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–20–1 1984 L 17–27

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Hassan JonesWide receiver5120Minnesota Vikings
John IonataGuard9242Dallas Cowboys
Cletis JonesRunning back10276New England Patriots
Garth JaxLinebacker11296Dallas Cowboys
Jesse SolomonLinebacker12318Minnesota Vikings
Isaac WilliamsDefensive tackle12326Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. "Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.


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