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American college football season
The 1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Alabama | | | ABC | L 16–20 | 81,277 | [1] |
September 14 | Baylor* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| TBS | W 17–14 | 77,190 | |
September 21 | at Clemson* | | | CBS | W 20–13 | 80,473 | |
September 28 | South Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | W 35–21 | 82,122 | |
October 12 | at Ole Miss | No. 18 | | | W 49–21 | 35,000 | |
October 19 | at Vanderbilt | No. 16 | | | T 13–13 | 41,137 | |
October 26 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| TBS | W 26–6 | 81,498 | [2] |
November 2 | Tulane* | No. 18 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 58–3 | 81,407 | [3] |
November 9 | vs. No. 1 Florida | No. 17 | | | W 24–3 | 82,327 | |
November 16 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 12 | | ABC | L 10–24 | 82,122 | |
November 30 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 20 | | TBS | L 16–20 | 59,206 | |
December 28 | vs. Arizona* | | | CBS | T 13–13 | 52,203 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
Game summaries
Baylor
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
0 | 10 | 0 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 1:27 | UGA | Fred Lane 33-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) | UGA 7–0 |
| 2 | 3:26 | Baylor | Ralph Stockemer 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 3 | | UGA | Tim Worley 1-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) | UGA 14–7 |
| UGA | Steve Crumley 42-yard field goal | UGA 17–7 |
| 4 | 3:40 | Baylor | Glenn Pruitt 25-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) | UGA 17–14 |
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[4]
vs. No. 1 Florida
[5]
at No. 14 Auburn
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 14 Tigers |
0 |
17 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
No. 12 Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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References
- ^ "Tide turns on Dogs". The Atlanta Constitution. September 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas O'Toole (October 27, 1985). "Georgia pins 26-6 licking on Kentucky". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "58–3, Dogs blow by Tulane in happy homecoming and tuneup for Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia 17, Baylor 14". UPI Archives. September 14, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Georgia Knocks Off No. 1 Florida". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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