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1985 Florida Gators football
1985 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
Record	9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Galen Hall (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey (1st season)
Home stadium	Florida Field
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Florida	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 20 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Miami (FL)*	No. 5	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 35–23	80,227	^[1]
September 14	Rutgers*	No. 3	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		T 28–28	71,708	^[2]
September 28	at Mississippi State	No. 11	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 36–22	34,588	^[3]
October 5	at No. 8 LSU	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	TigerVision	W 20–0	78,598	^[4]
October 12	No. 14 Tennessee	No. 7	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 17–10	74,432	^[5]
October 19	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 5	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 45–0	74,369	^[6]
October 26	Virginia Tech*	No. 2	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 35–18	70,119	^[7]
November 2	at No. 6 Auburn	No. 2	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 14–10	75,000	^[8]
November 9	vs. No. 17 Georgia	No. 1	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		L 3–24	82,327	^[9]
November 16	Kentucky	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 15–13	73,672	^[10]
November 30	No. 12 Florida State*	No. 6	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 38–14	74,461	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Florida Gators football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`27`	Neal Anderson	Sr
QB	`12`	Kerwin Bell	So
WR	`89`	Ricky Nattiel	Jr
FB	`22`	John L. Williams	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Galen Hall

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie Bailey (DC)
Mike Heimerdinger (WR)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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.^[12]

References

^ "Bell passes Gators over Hurricanes". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers ties third-ranked Gators, 28–28". Asbury Park Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators defeat Mississippi State". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Anderson runs and passes over LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators defeat Vols". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns provide Gators' entertainment in UF win". Florida Today. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida extends streak at Hokies' expense". Daily Press. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators win war". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Top-ranked Gators fall to Georgia". The Index-Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida 15, Kentucky 13". Florida Today. November 17, 1985. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators top FSU in Consolation Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b 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.