# 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 19 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | TBS | W 38–12 | 37,478 |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Nebraska | No. 17 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | W 17–13 | 75,943 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis State | No. 6 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | TBS | W 19–10 | 54,877 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 4 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 24–20 | 57,135 |
| October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 4 | Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | TBS | L 27–59 | 75,000 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 13 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 76–14 | 53,500 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 11 | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | W 20–10 | 50,132 |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Miami (FL) | No. 10 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 27–35 | 61,250 |
| November 9 | 7:45 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 16 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN | W 56–14 | 54,121 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 15 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 50–10 | 52,778 |
| November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Florida | No. 12 | Florida FieldGainesville, FL (rivalry) | | L 14–38 | 74,461 |
| December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State | No. 18 | Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ABC | W 34–23 | 79,417 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Coaches | 13 (1) | 13 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 |

## Game summaries
### at Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 17 Seminoles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 10 Cornhuskers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 11 Hurricanes | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| No. 10 Seminoles | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State (Gator Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 18 Seminoles | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| No. 19 Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 23 |

## Team players in the NFL

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 |