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1985 Vanderbilt

3–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by George MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1985, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 7–0; lost at Kansas 16–42; lost at Iowa State 17–20; lost vs. No. 15 Alabama 20–40; won at Tulane 24–17; lost vs. No. 20 LSU 7–49; tied vs. No. 16 Georgia 13–13; lost at Ole Miss 7–35; won vs. Kentucky 31–24; lost vs. Virginia Tech 24–38; lost at No. 10 Tennessee 0–30+7−42Won 7–0 vs. Chattanooga+7ChattanoogaLost 16–42 at Kansas-26KansasLost 17–20 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateLost 20–40 vs. No. 15 Alabama-20No. 15 AlabamaWon 24–17 at Tulane+7TulaneLost 7–49 vs. No. 20 LSU-42No. 20 LSUTied 13–13 vs. No. 16 Georgia0No. 16 GeorgiaLost 7–35 at Ole Miss-28Ole MissWon 31–24 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 24–38 vs. Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechLost 0–30 at No. 10 Tennessee-30No. 10 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsChattanoogaW 7–⁠070%
Sep 14atKansasL 16–⁠4237%
Sep 21atIowa StateL 17–⁠2045%
Sep 28vs15AlabamaL 20–⁠4034%
Oct 5atTulaneW 24–⁠1750%
Oct 12vs20LSUL 7–⁠4940%
Oct 19vs16GeorgiaT 13–⁠1326%
Oct 26atOle MissL 7–⁠3537%
Nov 9vsKentuckyW 31–⁠2434%
Nov 16vsVirginia TechL 24–⁠3841%
Nov 30at10TennesseeL 0–⁠3012%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 30–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠308
Coach
George MacIntyre
Elo
1395 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 92 of 106; offense No. 74, defense No. 85
SRS
−8.3 No. 78 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Cropp
Defensive coordinator
Kurt Van Valkenburgh

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 1Will Wolford OTBuffalo Bills

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.