1985 Florida Gators football team

The 1985 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the second for Galen Hall as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, having coached the 1984 Gators' final eight games as their interim coach. Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.

1985 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Bailey (1st season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 72,000)[1]
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 –1 –09 –1 –2
No. 5 Florida 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 20 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –3 –2
Auburn 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Kentucky 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Miami (FL)*No. 5
W 35–2380,227
September 14Rutgers*No. 3
T 28–2871,708
September 28at Mississippi StateNo. 11
W 36–2234,588
October 5at No. 8 LSUNo. 11
TigerVisionW 20–078,598
October 12No. 14 TennesseeNo. 7
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 17–1074,432
October 19Southwestern Louisiana*daggerNo. 5
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 45–074,369
October 26Virginia Tech*No. 2
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 35–1870,119
November 2at No. 6 AuburnNo. 2
W 14–1075,000
November 9vs. No. 17 GeorgiaNo. 1
L 3–2482,327
November 16KentuckyNo. 11
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 15–1373,672[2]
November 30No. 12 Florida State*No. 6
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 38–1474,461
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster
1985 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 27 Neal Anderson Sr
QB 12 Kerwin Bell So
WR 89 Ricky Nattiel Jr
FB 22 John L. Williams Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Miami (FL)
See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida–Miami football rivalry

Vs. Georgia
See also: 1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

[4]

Florida State
See also: 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Postseason

After the season, Sagarin Ratings (ELO-Chess), one of two NCAA recognized selectors created by Jeff Sagarin, an MIT math graduate and sports statistician, named Florida as the 1985 national champions, though Florida does not claim the title. Florida finished with a 9–1–1 overall record and an SEC record of 5–1, tying for first place in the ten-team SEC.[3]

References
  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1986 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. "Florida 15, Kentucky 13". Florida Today. November 17, 1985. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. "Georgia Knocks Off No. 1 Florida". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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