1985 Florida Gators football team

1985 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
1985 record	9–1–1 (5–1 T-1st* SEC)
Head coach	Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey
Home stadium	Florida Field

1985 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	2
#5 Florida	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
#13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#20 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the second for Galen Hall as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, having coached the 1984 Gators' final eight games as their interim coach. Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
9–7–1985	Miami*	No. 5	Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, FL	W 35–23	80,227
9–14–1985	Rutgers*	No. 3	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	T 28–28	71,708
9–28–1985	Mississippi State	No. 11	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 36–22	34,588
10–5–1985	No. 8 Louisiana State	No. 11	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–0	77,598
10–12–1985	No. 14 Tennessee	No. 7	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 17–10	74,432
10–19–1985	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 5	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (HC)	W 45–0	74,369
10–26–1985	Virginia Tech*	No. 2	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 35–18	70,119
11–2–1985	No. 6 Auburn	No. 2	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 14–10	75,000
11–9–1985	No. 17 Georgia	No. 1	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 3–24	82,327
11–16–1985	Kentucky	No. 11	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 15–13	73,672
11–30–1985	No. 12 Florida State*	No. 6	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 38–14	74,461
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

Postseason

After the season, the Eck Rating System, an NCAA recognized selector created by Steve Eck, named Florida as the 1985 national champions, though Florida does not claim the title. Florida finished with a 9–1–1 overall record and an SEC record of 5–1, tying for first place in the ten-team SEC.^[1]

References

1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.

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