1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1985 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1985 Georgia Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, T 13–13 vs. Arizona
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3–2 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (22nd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (82,122)
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Alabama		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–20	81,277	^[1]
September 14	Baylor*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 17–14	77,190
September 21	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	CBS	W 20–13	80,473
September 28	South Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 35–21	82,122
October 12	at Ole Miss	No. 18	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 49–21	35,000
October 19	at Vanderbilt	No. 16	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		T 13–13	41,137
October 26	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 26–6	81,498	^[2]
November 2	Tulane*	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 58–3	81,407	^[3]
November 9	vs. No. 1 Florida	No. 17	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		W 24–3	82,327
November 16	No. 14 Auburn	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–24	82,122
November 30	at Georgia Tech*	No. 20	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	L 16–20	59,206
December 28	vs. Arizona*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	T 13–13	52,203
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Lars Tate, So.

Game summaries

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 0 7 14 • Bulldogs 7 0 10 0 17 Date: September 14 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 77,190 Television network: WTBS

Scoring summary 1 1:27 UGA Fred Lane 33-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) UGA 7–0 2 3:26 Baylor Ralph Stockemer 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) Tied 7–7 3 UGA Tim Worley 1-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) UGA 14–7 UGA Steve Crumley 42-yard field goal UGA 17–7 4 3:40 Baylor Glenn Pruitt 25-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) UGA 17–14

See also: 1985 Baylor Bears football team

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Vs. No. 1 Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team

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At No. 14 Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Tigers 0 17 0 7 24 No. 12 Bulldogs 0 7 3 0 10 Date: November 16 Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 82,122

Scoring summary Q2 AUB Johnson 49 yard field goal AUB 3–0 Q2 UGA Jackson 3 yard run (Crumley kick) UGA 7–3 Q2 AUB Jackson 67 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 10–7 Q2 AUB Weygand 8 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 17–7 Q3 UGA Crumley 50 yard field goal AUB 17–10 Q4 AUB Jackson 6 yard run (Johnson kick) AUB 24–10

See also: 1985 Auburn Tigers football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

References

1. "Tide turns on Dogs". The Atlanta Constitution. September 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Thomas O'Toole (October 27, 1985). "Georgia pins 26-6 licking on Kentucky". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
3. "58–3, Dogs blow by Tulane in happy homecoming and tuneup for Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia 17, Baylor 14". UPI Archives. September 14, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. "Georgia Knocks Off No. 1 Florida". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.