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1985 Florida State Seminoles football
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 schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 9–3 with a win in the Gator Bowl over Oklahoma State. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3112:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 19
TBSW 38–1237,478[1]
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 10 NebraskaNo. 17
ABCW 17–1375,943[2]
September 2112:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 6
TBSW 19–1054,877[3]
September 287:00 p.m.KansasNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–2057,135[4]
October 1212:30 p.m.at No. 12 AuburnNo. 4
TBSL 27–5975,000[5]
October 197:00 p.m.TulsaNo. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 76–1453,500[6]
October 261:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 11
W 20–1050,132[7]
November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 Miami (FL)No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 27–3561,250[8]
November 97:45 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 56–1454,121[9]
November 167:00 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 50–1052,778[10]
November 3012:30 p.m.at No. 6 FloridaNo. 12
L 14–3874,461[11]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Oklahoma StateNo. 18
ABCW 34–2379,417[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Main article: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP19177644 (1)413111016161412181815
Coaches13 (1)13 (1)5 (1)6 (1)54 (1)4119916141211171613

Game summaries

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at Nebraska

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1 234Total
• No. 17 Seminoles 7 1000 17
No. 10 Cornhuskers 7 600 13
See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Miami (FL)

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#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hurricanes 14 0714 35
No. 10 Seminoles 14 1003 27
Scoring summary
110:04FSUHassan 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
See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

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at Florida

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

vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

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#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
• No. 18 Seminoles 3 10147 34
No. 19 Cowboys 0 0176 23
Main article: 1985 Gator Bowl
See also: 1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster

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1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Chip Ferguson Fr
RB 27 Victor Floyd  Fr
FB 42 Cletis Jones Sr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Sr
OT 77 John Ionata Sr
TE 85 Pat Carter So
WR 88 Hassan Jones Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 32 Martin Mayhew  So
DT 45 Isaac Williams Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan So
LB 57 Jesse Solomon Sr
LB 84 Garth Jax Sr
S 22 Kenny Kitchens Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Louis Berry Jr
K 18 Derek Schmidt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Hassan Jones Wide receiver 5 120 Minnesota Vikings
John Ionata Guard 9 242 Dallas Cowboys
Cletis Jones Running back 10 276 New England Patriots
Garth Jax Linebacker 11 296 Dallas Cowboys
Jesse Solomon Linebacker 12 318 Minnesota Vikings
Isaac Williams Defensive tackle 12 326 Indianapolis Colts

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References

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  1. ^ "For openers, FSU not too bad, 38–12". Tampa Bay Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'Experienced' McManus boosts Seminoles 17–13". The State. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU gets kick from Schmidt". News-Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida State escapes upset". The Stuart News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn routs FSU". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU drills Tulsa in record fashion". Florida Today. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense saves day for FSU in 20–10 win". St. Petersburg Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami comeback stops FSU, 35–27". The News Tribune. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fla. State buries South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FSU overpowers W. Carolina". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Tom Kensler (December 31, 1985). "Seminoles Shock Cowboys, 34–23". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  14. ^ "Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska". The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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