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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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 19 | | WTBS | W 38–12 | 37,478 |
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 | | WTBS | W 19–10 | 54,877 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 4 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| | W 24–20 | 57,135 |
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 4 | | WTBS | L 27–59 | 75,000 |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 13 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| | W 76–14 | 53,500 |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 11 | | | W 20–10 | 50,132 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Miami (FL) | No. 10 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
| ABC | L 27–35 | 61,250 |
November 9 | 7:45 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 16 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| ESPN | W 56–14 | 54,121 |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 15 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| | W 50–10 | 52,778 |
November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Florida | No. 12 | | | L 14–38 | 74,461 |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State | No. 18 | | ABC | W 34–23 | 79,417 |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
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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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
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Miami (FL) |
14 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
Florida State |
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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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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13–15
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1984
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W 38–3
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at Florida
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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6–20–1
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1984
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L 17–27
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.
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References
External links
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National championship seasons in bold |