1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
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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

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

  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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