1985 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Pat Dye, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.

1985 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Pat Dye (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (4th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (5th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 1 09 1 2
No. 5 Florida 5 1 09 1 1
No. 13 Alabama 4 1 19 2 1
No. 20 LSU 4 1 19 2 1
Georgia 3 2 17 3 2
Auburn 3 3 08 4 0
Ole Miss 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 4 13 7 1
Kentucky 1 5 05 6 0
Mississippi State 0 6 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Bo Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the second best single-season performance in SEC history behind Herschel Walker's 1,891 rushing yards for the Georgia in 1981. For his performance, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy edging out over Iowa quarterback Chuck Long. Auburn began the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll before losing to Tennessee on September 28.

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