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Ole Miss

SEC · 1985 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
9th
2–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
705–533–34
0.568 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1960
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 11 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–7–2T 17–17
4Week 4 · Sep 17Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 19–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 18–16
6Week 6 · Oct 1Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 27–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–4L 0–41
8Week 8 · Oct 15Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–3–2L 21–49
10Week 10 · Oct 29Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–7–1W 35–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5LSUH2HSEC9–2–1L 0–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–37
13Week 13 · Nov 19Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–1–2L 14–34
14Week 14 · Nov 26Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 45–27

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
4.189
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-18+9
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Tulane +1
  • Memphis 0
  • Tennessee -1
  • Arkansas -2
  • LSU -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Auburn -4
  • Notre Dame -6

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 #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W2#62Post-Season W3#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-5
+2
+17
-41
-28
+28
-14
-23
-20
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#971980#851981#701982#531983#721984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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