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1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1985
teamAlabama Crimson Tide
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
CoachRank14
APRank13
record9–2–1
conf_record4–1–1
head_coachRay Perkins
hc_year3rd
off_coachGeorge Henshaw
oc_year3rd
def_coachJoe Kines
dc_year1st
captainJon Hand
captain2Thornton Chandler
stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
championAloha Bowl champion
bowl[Aloha Bowl](1985-aloha-bowl)
bowl_resultW 24–3 vs. [USC](1985-usc-trojans-football-team)

Legion Field The 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 93rd overall and 52nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his third year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Aloha Bowl over USC.

Highlights of the 1985 season included a last-second, 20–16 comeback victory on Labor Day over Georgia to open the season. The 1985 edition of the Iron Bowl against Auburn is regarded as one of Alabama's most dramatic victories in the history of the series. In the game, Alabama led 16–10 after three quarters, but saw four lead changes in the fourth quarter, including two in the final minute. It ended with Van Tiffin's 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Alabama a 25–23 victory.

Due to NCAA sanctions that led to the forfeit of Alabama's 1993 17–17 tie with Tennessee, and college football's adoption of an overtime that does not allow ties, the 14–14 tie with LSU remains the last official tie in school history.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Texas A&M

At LSU

Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Vs. Auburn

Van Tiffin kicked his fourth field goal of the game, from 52 yards out, as time expired to give Alabama the Iron Bowl victory.

Vs. USC (Aloha Bowl)

Main article: 1985 Aloha Bowl

Roster

References

General

Specific

References

  1. Hersch, Hank. (September 8, 1986). "The Tide Rolls with a Shula named Mike". SI.com.
  2. 1985 Game Recaps, Game No. 11
  3. Rappaport, Ken. (2007). "Football Feuds: The Greatest College Football Rivalries". The Lyons Press.
  4. Hersch, Hank. (December 9, 1985). "The Week". SI.com.
  5. Deas, Tommy. (August 4, 1995). "1993 will be lost season for Tide". The Gadsden Times.
  6. Whiteside, Kelly. (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today.
  7. (September 3, 1985). "Tide turns on Dogs". The Atlanta Constitution.
  8. (September 15, 1985). "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  9. (September 22, 1985). "'Bama overwhelms Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  10. (September 29, 1985). "VU errors help Tide roll, 40–20". The Tennessean.
  11. (October 13, 1985). "Penn State rolls, 19–17, over Bama". The Pittsburgh Press.
  12. (October 20, 1985). "Ground, kicking games propel Vols past Tide". The Montgomery Advertiser.
  13. (October 27, 1985). "Alabama claims a comedy of errors". The Anniston Star.
  14. (November 3, 1985). "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger.
  15. (November 10, 1985). "LSU Tigers, Crimson Tide struggle to 14–14 stalemate". The Daily Advertiser.
  16. (November 17, 1985). "USM's upset bid 'officially' doused". Hattiesburg American.
  17. (December 1, 1985). "Game-winning field goal is new experience for Tiffin". The Montgomery Advertiser.
  18. (December 29, 1985). "Crimson Tide washes over USC, 24–3". The Honolulu Advertiser.
  19. "1985 Alabama football archives". University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
  20. (September 15, 1985). "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". [[United Press International.
  21. Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Dec 1. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.
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