1985 Auburn Tigers football team

1985 Auburn Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 36–16 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1985 record	8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator	Jack Crowe
Offensive scheme	I Formation
Defensive coordinator	Frank Orgel
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons

1985 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Tennessee †	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	2
#5/NR Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#13/14 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#20/20 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Season

Bo Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the second best single-season performance in SEC history behind Herschel Walker's 1,891 rushing yards for the Georgia in 1981. For his performance, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy edging out over Iowa quarterback Chuck Long. Auburn began the season ranked #1 in the AP Poll before losing to Tennessee on September 28.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7*	SW Louisiana	#2	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 49–7	60,000
September 14*	Southern Miss	#1	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 29–18	63,000
September 28	at Tennessee	#1	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	L 20–38	94,358
October 5	Mississippi	#14	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 41–0	67,500
October 12*	#4 Florida State	#12	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	TBS	W 59–27	75,000
October 19*	at Georgia Tech	#8	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	CBS	W 17–14	57,501
October 26	Mississippi State	#6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 21–9	68,700
November 2	#2 Florida	#6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ABC	L 10–14	75,000
November 9*	East Carolina	#13	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 35–10	65,600
November 16	at #12 Georgia	#14	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 24–10	82,122
November 30	vs. Alabama	#7	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	L 23–25	75,808
January 1*	vs. #11 Texas A&M	#16	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 16–36	73,137
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bo Jackson	Running Back	1	1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Awards and honors

• Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy
• Bo Jackson, Walter Camp Award