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
ConfOverall
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. 6
TBSW 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. 4
TBSL 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. 11
W 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
November 3012:30 p.m.at No. 6 Florida No. 12
L 14–3874,461 [5]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State No. 18
ABCW 34–2379,417 [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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
Scoring summary
110:04FSU Hassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 7-0
17:23Miami (FL) Brian Blades 10-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick)Tied 7-7
17:06Miami (FL)Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 14-7
10:25FSUBrian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick)Tied 14-14
26:52FSUDerek Schmidt 37-yard field goalFSU 17-14
22:39FSUPat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 24-14
38:15Miami (FL)2-yard fun (Cox kick)FSU 24-21
411:07FSUDerek Schmidt 44-yard field goalFSU 27-21
49:55Miami (FL) Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 28-27
43:06Miami (FL) Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 35-27

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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

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

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  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. ↑ "Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Tom Kensler (December 31, 1985). "Seminoles Shock Cowboys, 34-23". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska". The Los Angeles Times . September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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