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
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.

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

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Roster

1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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

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

at Nebraska

1 234Total
• No. 17 Seminoles 7 1000 17
No. 10 Cornhuskers 7 600 13

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Miami (FL)

#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

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at Florida

vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
• No. 18 Seminoles 3 10147 34
No. 19 Cowboys 0 0176 23

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Hassan JonesWide receiver5120Minnesota Vikings
John IonataGuard9242Dallas Cowboys
Cletis JonesRunning back10276New England Patriots
Garth JaxLinebacker11296Dallas Cowboys
Jesse SolomonLinebacker12318Minnesota Vikings
Isaac WilliamsDefensive tackle12326Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. ↑ "For openers, FSU not too bad, 38–12". Tampa Bay Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Auburn routs FSU". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Tom Kensler (December 31, 1985). "Seminoles Shock Cowboys, 34-23". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida State Football - 1985 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Surprising Florida State Stuns No. 10 Nebraska". The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2017.


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