The 1985 Florida Gators football team represented the

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during the

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 in which future NFL star Tr ...

. The season was the second for

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as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, having coached the 1984 Gators' final eight games as their interim coach. Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the

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(SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.

Schedule

Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.
2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.

Roster

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)

vs. Georgia

Florida State

Postseason

After the season, Sagarin Ratings (ELO-Chess), one of two NCAA recognized selectors created by

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, an MIT math graduate and sports statistician, named Florida as the 1985 national champions, though Florida does not claim the title. Florida finished with a 9–1–1 overall record and an SEC record of 5–1, tying for first place in the ten-team SEC.

References

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