1985 Florida State Seminoles football team explained

Sport:football
Year:1985
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Independent
Coachrank:13
Aprank:15
Record:9–3
Hc Year:10th
Off Coach:Wayne McDuffie
Oc Year:3rd
Dc Year:2nd
Champion:Gator Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 34–23 vs. Oklahoma State

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

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Rankings

See main article: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

Game summaries

at Nebraska

See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

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Miami (FL)

See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry.

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at Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry.

vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

See main article: 1985 Gator Bowl.

See also: 1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Hassan Jones Wide receiver 5 120 Minnesota Vikings
John IonataGuard9 242 Dallas Cowboys
Cletis Jones Running back 10276 New England Patriots
Garth Jax Linebacker 11296 Dallas Cowboys
Jesse SolomonLinebacker 12318Minnesota Vikings
Isaac WilliamsDefensive tackle 12 326Indianapolis Colts
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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review. 29 May 2017. nolefan.org.
  2. News: Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska . . September 8, 1985 . August 8, 2021.
  3. News: Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special' . The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com . November 3, 1985 . January 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: 1986 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 29 May 2017. en. 21 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221172950/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm. dead.