1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

1985 Florida State Seminoles football

Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–23 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
1985 record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (10th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (2nd year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)

1985 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#9 Miami (FL)		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#15 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	8	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points. Florida State competed in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:30 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 19	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	WTBS	W 38–12	37,478
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Nebraska	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 17–13	75,943
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Memphis State	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	WTBS	W 19–10	54,877
September 28	7:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–20	57,135
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Auburn	No. 4	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	WTBS	L 27–59	75,000
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 76–14	53,500
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 11	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 20–10	50,132
November 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Miami (FL)	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 27–35	61,250
November 9	7:45 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 56–14	54,121
November 16	7:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 50–10	52,778
November 30	12:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Florida	No. 12	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)		L 14–38	74,461
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State	No. 18	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 34–23	79,417
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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