The 1985 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season

1985 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, win the national championship.Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season...

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Season

Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....

 rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the second best single-season performance in SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 history behind Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker

Herschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League...

's 1,891 rushing yards for the Georgia in 1981. For his performance, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 edging out over Iowa

1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 college football season.-Season:Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team...

 quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 Chuck Long

Chuck Long

Chuck Long is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of...

. Auburn began the season ranked #1 in the AP Poll

AP Poll

The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

 before losing to Tennessee

1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 325 points while the defense allowed 140 points. At season’s end, the Volunteers ranked fourth in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll...

 on September 28.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	PF	PA	Record
Sept. 5	Louisiana-Lafayette	Win	49	7	1–0
Sept. 14	Southern Mississippi	Win	29	18	2–0
Sept. 28	@ Tennessee	Loss	20	38	2–1
Oct. 5	Mississippi	Win	41	0	3–1
Oct. 12	Florida State	Win	59	27	4–1
Oct. 19	@ Georgia Tech	Win	17	14	5–1
Oct. 26	Mississippi State	Win	21	9	6–1
Nov. 2	Florida	Loss	10	14	6–2
Nov. 9	East Carolina	Win	35	10	7–2
Nov. 16	@ Georgia	Win	24	10	8–2
Nov. 30	Alabama	Loss	23	25	8–3
Jan. 1	Texas A&M	Loss	16	36	8–4

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bo Jackson Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....	Running Back	1	1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 2-14 season. This was one of the worst seasons in franchise history. There is some sentiment that the 1986 team was even worse than the winless team of 1976. The Buccaneers selected Bo Jackson with the top pick in the...