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American college football season

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.

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
August 31 12:30 p.m. at Tulane No. 19 TBS W 38–12 37,478 [1]
September 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 10 Nebraska No. 17 ABC W 17–13 75,943 [2]
September 21 12:00 p.m. Memphis State No. 6 TBS W 19–10 54,877 [3]
September 28 7:00 p.m. Kansas No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 W 24–20 57,135 [4]
October 12 12:30 p.m. at No. 12 Auburn No. 4 TBS L 27–59 75,000 [5]
October 19 7:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 W 76–14 53,500 [6]
October 26 1:00 p.m. at North Carolina No. 11 W 20–10 50,132 [7]
November 2 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
 ABC L 27–35 61,250 [8]
November 9 7:45 p.m. South Carolina No. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 ESPN W 56–14 54,121 [9]
November 16 7:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 W 50–10 52,778 [10]
November 30 12:30 p.m. at No. 6 Florida No. 12 L 14–38 74,461 [11]
December 30 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State No. 18 ABC W 34–23 79,417 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
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
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
• No. 17 Seminoles 7 10 0 0 17
No. 10 Cornhuskers 7 6 0 0 13

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#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
• No. 11 Hurricanes 14 0 7 14 35
No. 10 Seminoles 14 10 0 3 27
Scoring summary
1 10:04 FSU Hassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) FSU 7-0
1 7:23 Miami (FL) Brian Blades 10-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick) Tied 7-7
1 7:06 Miami (FL) Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) Miami (FL) 14-7
1 0:25 FSU Brian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick) Tied 14-14
2 6:52 FSU Derek Schmidt 37-yard field goal FSU 17-14
2 2:39 FSU Pat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) FSU 24-14
3 8:15 Miami (FL) 2-yard fun (Cox kick) FSU 24-21
4 11:07 FSU Derek Schmidt 44-yard field goal FSU 27-21
4 9:55 Miami (FL) Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) Miami (FL) 28-27
4 3:06 Miami (FL) Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) Miami (FL) 35-27

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Vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State—Gator Bowl

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#18 Florida State vs. #19 Oklahoma State

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
• No. 18 Seminoles 3 10 14 7 34
No. 19 Cowboys 0 0 17 6 23
1985 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense 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
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

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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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