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1985 Florida

9–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Galen Hall, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1985, game by game: won at Miami 35–23; tied vs. Rutgers 28–28; won at Mississippi State 36–22; won at No. 8 LSU 20–0; won vs. No. 14 Tennessee 17–10; won vs. Louisiana 45–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 35–18; won at No. 6 Auburn 14–10; lost vs. No. 17 Georgia 3–24; won vs. Kentucky 15–13; won vs. No. 12 Florida State 38–14+45−21Won 35–23 at Miami+12MiamiTied 28–28 vs. Rutgers0RutgersWon 36–22 at Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Won 20–0 at No. 8 LSU+20No. 8 LSUWon 17–10 vs. No. 14 Tennessee+7No. 14 TennesseeWon 45–0 vs. Louisiana+45LouisianaWon 35–18 vs. Virginia Tech+17Virginia TechWon 14–10 at No. 6 Auburn+4No. 6 AuburnLost 3–24 vs. No. 17 Georgia-21No. 17 GeorgiaWon 15–13 vs. Kentucky+2KentuckyWon 38–14 vs. No. 12 Florida State+24No. 12 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atMiamiW 35–⁠2354%
Sep 14vsRutgersT 28–⁠2881%
Sep 28atMississippi StateW 36–⁠2269%
Oct 5at8LSUW 20–⁠061%
Oct 12vs14TennesseeW 17–⁠1075%
Oct 19vsLouisianaW 45–⁠090%
Oct 26vsVirginia TechW 35–⁠1885%
Nov 2at6AuburnW 14–⁠1052%
Nov 9vs17GeorgiaL 3–⁠2467%
Nov 16vsKentuckyW 15–⁠1382%
Nov 30vs12Florida StateW 38–⁠1467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 38–⁠14; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
286–⁠162
Coach
Galen Hall
Elo
1770 +75 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 8 of 106; offense No. 20, defense No. 9
SRS
19.0 No. 9 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Bailey

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 1John L Williams RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 1Neal Anderson RBChicago Bears
Rd 2Alonzo Johnson LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Ray Criswell PPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Patrick Miller LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Ray McDonald WRNew England Patriots

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1985 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠24
LSU4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠120
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠113
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠38–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠44–⁠6–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi State0–⁠65–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.