1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 24–3 vs. USC
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	9–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Perkins (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (1st season)
Captains	Jon Hand Thornton Chandler
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 60,210) Legion Field (Capacity: 75,808)
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

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.^[1] 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.^[2] It ended with Van Tiffin's 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Alabama a 25–23 victory.^[2] Tiffin's field goal is remembered simply as "The Kick" in Alabama lore.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–16	81,277	^[7]
September 14	6:45 p.m.	Texas A&M*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	W 23–10	74,697	^[8]
September 21	1:30 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 16	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 45–10	58,714	^[9]
September 28	11:30 a.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	WTBS	W 40–20	41,186	^[10]
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Penn State*	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–19	85,444	^[11]
October 19	11:30 a.m.	No. 20 Tennessee	No. 15	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	WTBS	L 14–16	75,808	^[12]
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	PPV	W 28–9	37,609	^[13]
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Mississippi State		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		W 44–28	60,210	^[14]
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	T 14–14	76,772	^[15]
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 20	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		W 24–13	58,714	^[16]
November 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 25–23	75,808	^[17]
December 28	7:00 p.m.	vs. USC*	No. 13	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ISN	W 24–3	35,183	^[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Albert Bell	Jr
TE	`85`	Howard Cross	Fr
RB	`26`	Bobby Humphrey	Fr
RB	`22`	Gene Jelks	Fr
WR	`17`	Bennie Magee	Fr
QB	`11`	Mike Shula	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`97`	Cornelius Bennett	Jr
CB	`36`	Chris Goode	So
LB	`55`	Derrick Thomas	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`5`	Chris Mohr	Fr
K	`3`	Van Tiffin	Jr

Head coach

Ray Perkins

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	20	16	15	12	10	15	—	—	20	20	—	—	15	15	13
Coaches	—		16	12	10	8	8	14	—	20	20	—	—	—	14	14	14

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Game summaries

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	7	0	10
• No. 20 Crimson Tide	7	3	0	13	23

Date: September 14
Location: Legion Field
Game attendance: 74,697
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

1		ALA	Chester Braggs 2-yard run (Van Tiffin kick)	ALA 7–0

2	2:46	A&M	Eric Franklin 20-yard field goal	ALA 7–3
2		ALA	Van Tiffin 57-yard field goal	ALA 10–3

3		A&M	Anthony Toney 1-yard run (kick)	Tied 10–10

4	11:15	ALA	Van Kiffin 40-yard field goal	ALA 13–10
		ALA	Van Kiffin 51-yard field goal	ALA 16–10
	1:07	ALA	Craig Turner 32-yard run (Tiffin kick)	ALA 23–10

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At LSU

Alabama at LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide	7	0	0	7	14
No. 15 Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

Date: November 9
Location:
Tiger Stadium,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 76,772
Referee: Joe Hicks
TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, and Tim Brant

Scoring summary

1	7:57	BAMA	Gene Jelks 34-yard run (Van Tiffin kick)	Alabama 7–0

3	14:06	LSU	Garry James 49-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)	Tied 7–7

3	10:12	LSU	Wendell Davis 67-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (Lewis kick)	LSU 14–7

4	1:23		Gene Jelks 3-yard pass to Mike Shula (Tiffin kick)	Tied 14–14

Vs. Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Crimson Tide	10	6	0	9	25
No. 7 Tigers	0	10	0	13	23

Date: November 30
Location: Legion Field
Game attendance: 75,808

Scoring summary

Q1		ALA	Turner 1-yard run (Tiffin kick)	ALA 7–0

Q1		ALA	Tiffin 26-yard field goal	ALA 10–0

Q2		ALA	Tiffin 32-yard field goal	ALA 13–0

Q2		AUB	Jackson 7-yard run (Johnson kick)	ALA 13–7

Q2		ALA	Tiffin 42-yard field goal	ALA 16–7

Q2		AUB	Johnson 49-yard field goal	ALA 16–10

Q4		AUB	Jackson 1-yard run (Johnson kick)	AUB 17–16

Q4		ALA	Jelks 74-yard run (pass failed)	ALA 22–17

Q4	:57	AUB	Ware 1-yard run (run failed)	AUB 23–22

Q4	:00	ALA	Tiffin 52-yard field goal	ALA 25–23

Van Tiffin kicked his fourth field goal of the game, from 52 yards out, as time expired to give Alabama the Iron Bowl victory. ^[22]

Vs. USC (Aloha Bowl)

References

General

"1985 Game Recaps". 1986 Alabama Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

Specific

^ Hersch, Hank (September 8, 1986). "The Tide Rolls with a Shula named Mike". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ ^a ^b 1985 Game Recaps, Game No. 11
^ Rappaport, Ken; Barry Wilmer (2007). Football Feuds: The Greatest College Football Rivalries. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-1-59921-014-8.
^ Hersch, Hank (December 9, 1985). "The Week". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ Deas, Tommy (August 4, 1995). "1993 will be lost season for Tide". The Gadsden Times. Google News. NYT Regional Newspapers. p. D4. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ "Tide turns on Dogs". The Atlanta Constitution. September 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Bama overwhelms Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VU errors help Tide roll, 40–20". The Tennessean. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn State rolls, 19–17, over Bama". The Pittsburgh Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ground, kicking games propel Vols past Tide". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama claims a comedy of errors". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama whets SEC taste in romp over State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU Tigers, Crimson Tide struggle to 14–14 stalemate". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USM's upset bid 'officially' doused". Hattiesburg American. November 17, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Game-winning field goal is new experience for Tiffin". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Crimson Tide washes over USC, 24–3". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 29, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1985 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Alabama 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". UPI Archives. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1985 Dec 1. Retrieved 2015-Sep-18.

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