1985 Georgia
7–3–2 (3–2–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 1 Florida 24–3Nov 9
Florida was ranked No. 1, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Alabama | L 16–20 | 62% |
| Sep 14 | vs Baylor | W 17–14 | 60% |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | W 20–13 | 37% |
| Sep 28 | vs South Carolina | W 35–21 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | at Ole Miss | W 49–21 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | at Vanderbilt | T 13–13 | 74% |
| Oct 26 | vs Kentucky | W 26–6 | 67% |
| Nov 2 | vs Tulane | W 58–3 | 90% |
| Nov 9 | vs 1Florida | W 24–3 | 33% |
| Nov 16 | vs 14Auburn | L 10–24 | 60% |
| Nov 30 | at Georgia Tech | L 16–20 | 50% |
| Dec 28Bowls & playoff | vs ArizonaSun Bowl | T 13–13 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Arizona 13–13 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 18
- Wk 7: 18
- Wk 8: 16
- Wk 10: 18
- Wk 11: 17
- Wk 12: 12
- Wk 13: 20
- Wk 14: 20
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
- 7–3–2
- Conference
- 3–2–1 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 297–171
- Coach
- Vince Dooley
- Elo
- 1660 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
- 18.6 No. 17 of 106; offense No. 31, defense No. 12
- SRS
- 14.6 No. 17 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Haffner
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Lewis
All-SEC
3 first teamFirst team
Peter AndersonCCoaches-1- Greg WatersDECoaches-1
- John LittleDBCoaches-1
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 5 |
 Tennessee | 5–1 | 9–1–2 | 4 |
 LSU | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 20 |
| Alabama | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 13 |
| Georgia | 3–2–1 | 7–3–2 | |
| Auburn | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–4 | 4–6–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Kentucky | 1–5 | 5–6 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.