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American college football season
The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season .
Season
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 #1 in the AP Poll before losing to Tennessee on September 28.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 SW Louisiana * No. 2 W 49–760,000
September 14 Southern Miss * No. 1 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 29–1863,000 [ 1]
September 28 at Tennessee No. 1 ABC L 20–3894,358
October 5 Ole Miss No. 14 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) W 41–067,500
October 12 No. 4 Florida State * No. 12 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama TBS W 59–2775,000
October 19 at Georgia Tech * No. 8 CBS W 17–1457,501
October 26 Mississippi State No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 21–968,700
November 2 No. 2 Florida No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) L 10–1475,000
November 9 East Carolina * No. 13 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 35–1065,600 [ 2]
November 16 at No. 12 Georgia No. 14 ABC W 24–1082,122
November 30 vs. Alabama No. 7 ABC L 23–2575,808 [ 3]
January 1 vs. No. 11 Texas A&M * No. 16 CBS L 16–3673,137
*Non-conference game Rankings 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
[ 4]
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)
[ 5]
Awards and honors
Team players in the NFL
[ 8]
References
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