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1985 Florida State

9–⁠3, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1985, game by game: won at Tulane 38–12; won at No. 10 Nebraska 17–13; won vs. Memphis 19–10; won vs. Kansas 24–20; lost at No. 12 Auburn 27–59; won vs. Tulsa 76–14; won at North Carolina 20–10; lost vs. No. 11 Miami 27–35; won vs. South Carolina 56–14; won vs. Western Carolina 50–10; lost at No. 6 Florida 14–38; won vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State 34–23+62−32Won 38–12 at Tulane+26TulaneWon 17–13 at No. 10 Nebraska+4No. 10 NebraskaWon 19–10 vs. Memphis+9MemphisWon 24–20 vs. Kansas+4KansasLost 27–59 at No. 12 Auburn-32No. 12 AuburnWon 76–14 vs. Tulsa+62TulsaWon 20–10 at North Carolina+10North CarolinaLost 27–35 vs. No. 11 Miami-8No. 11 MiamiWon 56–14 vs. South Carolina+42South CarolinaWon 50–10 vs. Western Carolina+40Western CarolinaLost 14–38 at No. 6 Florida-24No. 6 FloridaWon 34–23 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State+11No. 19 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTulaneW 38–⁠1267%
Sep 7at10NebraskaW 17–⁠1337%
Sep 21vsMemphisW 19–⁠1075%
Sep 28vsKansasW 24–⁠2073%
Oct 12at12AuburnL 27–⁠5946%
Oct 19vsTulsaW 76–⁠1477%
Oct 26atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠1061%
Nov 2vs11MiamiL 27–⁠3555%
Nov 9vsSouth CarolinaW 56–⁠1476%
Nov 16vsWestern CarolinaW 50–⁠1092%
Nov 30at6FloridaL 14–⁠3833%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs19Oklahoma StateGator BowlW 34–⁠2354%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 34–⁠23 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 12: 15
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 18
  16. Wk 16: 18
  17. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.

Consensus All-AmericanJamie Dukes, OG

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 4
Points
402–⁠258
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1683 +64 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 22 of 106; offense No. 6, defense No. 53
SRS
13.0 No. 21 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
John Ionata, Todd Stroud and Kirk Coker
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 5Hassan Jones WRMinnesota Vikings