1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led George MacIntyre in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing eighth the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach	George MacIntyre (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Cropp (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kurt Van Valkenburgh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
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	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		Chattanooga*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 7–0	41,057	[1]
September 14		at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 16–42	39,000	[2]
September 21		at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 17–20	44,025	[3]
September 28	11:30 a.m.	No. 15 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	WTBS	L 20–40	41,186	[4]
October 5		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 24–17	25,979	[5]
October 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 LSU	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 7–49	40,962	[6]
October 19		No. 16 Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		T 13–13	41,137	[7]
October 26		at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 7–35	35,500	[8]
November 9		Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 31–24	41,076	[9]
November 16		Virginia Tech*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 24–38	35,286	[10]
November 30		at No. 10 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		L 0–30	97,372	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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