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Auburn

SEC · 1985 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
124
1902–2026
All-Time Record
785–476–43
0.618 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1913, 1983, 2010
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 29 · Top 25: 56
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 49–7
4Week 4 · Sep 17Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 29–18
6Week 6 · Oct 1Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–1–2L 20–38
7Week 7 · Oct 8Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC4–6–1W 41–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 59–27
9Week 9 · Oct 22Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–2–1W 17–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 21–9
11Week 11 · Nov 5Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–1–1L 10–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 35–10
13Week 13 · Nov 19Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–3–2W 24–10
15Week 15 · Dec 3Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–2–1L 23–25
19Final · Jan 7Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2L 16–36

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.499
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+41
-6+47
  • Florida State +9
  • Georgia Tech +9
  • Southern Miss +7
  • Georgia +7
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Louisiana +4
  • Ole Miss +4
  • East Carolina +2
  • Tennessee -1
  • Florida -1
  • Alabama -2
  • Texas A&M -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
+11
-18
+41
+32
+3
+12
-4
+25
+14
-2
-20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#691980#751981#101982#11983#191984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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