Vanderbilt
SEC · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 7–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 6–6 | L 16–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | L 17–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 9–2–1 | L 20–40 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 24–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 7–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 7–3–2 | T 13–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | L 7–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 31–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 24–38 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 9–1–2 | L 0–30 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Kentucky +5
- Tulane +1
- Georgia 0
- Tennessee -1
- Alabama -2
- LSU -2
- Virginia Tech -5
- Kansas -6
- Iowa State -6
- Ole Miss -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.318 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.