1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1985 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–23 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (3rd season)
Offensive scheme No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State    11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)    10 2 0
Army    9 3 0
No. 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 State    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.

Contents

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3112:30 p.m.at Tulane No. 19 TBS W 38–1237,478 [1]
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 10 Nebraska No. 17 ABC W 17–1375,943
September 2112:00 p.m. Memphis State No. 6TBSW 19–1054,877
September 287:00 p.m. Kansas No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–2057,135
October 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 Auburn No. 4TBSL 27–5975,000 [2]
October 197:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 76–1453,500
October 261:00 p.m.at North Carolina No. 11W 20–1050,132 [3]
November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 27–3561,250
November 97:45 p.m. South Carolina No. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN W 56–1454,121 [4]
November 167:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 50–1052,778 [5]
November 3012:30 p.m.at No. 6 Florida No. 12L 14–3874,461 [6]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State No. 18ABCW 34–2379,417 [7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 19177644 (1)413111016161412181815
Coaches 13 (1)13 (1)5 (1)6 (1)54 (1)4119916141211171613

Game summaries

at Nebraska

1234Total
No. 17 Seminoles7100017
No. 10 Cornhuskers760013

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Miami (FL)

#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State
1234Total
No. 11 Hurricanes14071435
No. 10 Seminoles14100327

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at Florida

vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State
1234Total
No. 18 Seminoles31014734
No. 19 Cowboys0017623

Roster

1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5 Chip Ferguson Fr
RB 27 Victor Floyd Redshirt.svg  Fr
FB 42Cletis JonesSr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Sr
OT 77John IonataSr
TE 85 Pat Carter So
WR 88 Hassan Jones Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 32 Martin Mayhew Redshirt.svg  So
DT 45Isaac WilliamsSr
LB 38Paul McGowanSo
LB 57 Jesse Solomon Sr
LB 84 Garth Jax Sr
S 22Kenny KitchensFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 6Louis BerryJr
K 18Derek SchmidtSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Hassan JonesWide receiver5120 Minnesota Vikings
John IonataGuard9242 Dallas Cowboys
Cletis JonesRunning back10276 New England Patriots
Garth JaxLinebacker11296 Dallas Cowboys
Jesse SolomonLinebacker12318 Minnesota Vikings
Isaac WilliamsDefensive tackle12326 Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. "For openers, FSU not too bad, 38–12". Tampa Bay Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Auburn routs FSU". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Defense saves day for FSU in 20–10 win". St. Petersburg Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fla. State buries South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FSU overpowers W. Carolina". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Tom Kensler (December 31, 1985). "Seminoles Shock Cowboys, 34-23". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 17, 20 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  9. "Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska". The Los Angeles Times . September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  10. "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2017.