1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Cropp (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKurt Van Valkenburgh (2nd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 2
No. 5 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 13 Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 20 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of three wins, seven losses and one tie (3–7–1 overall, 1-4-1 in the SEC).

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Chattanooga*
W 7–041,057[1]
September 14at Kansas*
L 16–4239,000[2]
September 21at Iowa State*
L 17–2044,025[3]
September 2811:30 a.m.No. 15 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
WTBSL 20–4041,186[4]
October 5at Tulane*
W 24–1725,979[5]
October 126:00 p.m.No. 20 LSU
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 7–4940,962[6]
October 19No. 16 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 13–1341,137[7]
October 26at Ole Miss
L 7–3535,500[8]
November 9Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 31–2441,076[9]
November 16Virginia Tech*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 24–3835,286[10]
November 30at No. 10 Tennessee
L 0–3097,372[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vandy escapes with 7–0 win". The Tennessean. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Norseth, Hawks rip Vandy". The Manhattan Mercury. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Frank's late field goal lets Cyclones tip Vandy". The Sioux City Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VU errors help Tide roll, 40–20". The Tennessean. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VU winner over Wave". The Tennessean. October 6, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "James' three scores carry LSU past Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Commodores must settle for tie". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Austin throws three TD passes to guide Ole Miss to victory". Enterprise-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ John Bibb (November 10, 1985). "Vandy outduels Kentucky 31-24". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hokies defeat Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "So sweet, Vols blank Vandy to win SEC title". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1985 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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