Florida State Football Team History
Florida State Seminoles
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Colors: Garnet & Gold Coach: Bobby Bowden Conference: Independent-
1985 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Tulane
38
12
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Nebraska
17
13
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Memphis
19
10
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Kansas
24
20
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Auburn
27
59
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Tulsa
76
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
North Carolina
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Miami
27
35
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
South Carolina
56
14
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Western Carolina
50
10
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Florida
14
38
L
Mon., Dec. 30
Oklahoma State
34
23
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 402
Scoring Average 33.5
Points Allowed 258
Defense Average 21.5
Opponents Record 69-54
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 9-3-0
AP
13 9-3-0
Coaches
13 9-3-0
UPI
14 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.