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Top 25 College Football Games of 1985

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
82/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1985Week 8

    Michigan at Iowa

    Michigan 10, Iowa 12

    No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 1 Iowa · 2-point margin

    Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    82

    Game score

  2. 1985Week 10

    Florida at Auburn

    Florida 14, Auburn 10

    No. 2 Florida vs. No. 6 Auburn · 4-point margin

    Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    75

    Game score

  3. 1985PostseasonNeutral site

    Nebraska vs. Michigan

    Nebraska 23, Michigan 27

    No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Michigan · 4-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    71

    Game score

  4. 1985Week 10

    Iowa at Ohio State

    Iowa 13, Ohio State 22

    No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 9-point margin

    Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  5. 1985PostseasonNeutral site

    Penn State vs. Oklahoma

    Penn State 10, Oklahoma 25

    No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 15-point margin

    Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    68

    Game score

    Full Game · 1985 Oklahoma vs. Penn State (Bowl Full Game)

  6. 1985Week 7

    Alabama at Penn State

    Alabama 17, Penn State 19

    No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 8 Penn State · 2-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    67

    Game score

  7. 1985Week 7

    Nebraska at Oklahoma State

    Nebraska 34, Oklahoma State 24

    No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State · 10-point margin

    Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  8. 1985Week 7

    Texas at Oklahoma

    Texas 7, Oklahoma 14

    No. 17 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 7-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    61

    Game score

  9. 1985Week 13

    Nebraska at Oklahoma

    Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 27

    No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 20-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  10. 1985Week 2

    USC at Illinois

    USC 20, Illinois 10

    No. 6 USC vs. No. 11 Illinois · 10-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  11. 1985Week 12

    Air Force at BYU

    Air Force 21, BYU 28

    No. 4 Air Force vs. No. 16 BYU · 7-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  12. 1985Week 13

    Ohio State at Michigan

    Ohio State 17, Michigan 27

    No. 12 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Michigan · 10-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  13. 1985Week 7

    Tennessee at Florida

    Tennessee 10, Florida 17

    No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Florida · 7-point margin

    Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  14. 1985Week 2

    Penn State at Maryland

    Penn State 20, Maryland 18

    No. 19 Penn State vs. No. 7 Maryland · 2-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  15. 1985Week 10

    Miami at Florida State

    Miami 35, Florida State 27

    No. 11 Miami vs. No. 10 Florida State · 8-point margin

    Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  16. 1985Week 11

    Baylor at Arkansas

    Baylor 14, Arkansas 20

    No. 11 Baylor vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  17. 1985PostseasonNeutral site

    BYU vs. Ohio State

    BYU 7, Ohio State 10

    No. 9 BYU vs. No. 17 Ohio State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  18. 1985Week 3

    Florida at Rutgers

    Florida 28, Rutgers 28

    No. 3 Florida vs. Unranked Rutgers · 0-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  19. 1985Week 10

    Illinois at Michigan

    Illinois 3, Michigan 3

    Unranked Illinois vs. No. 4 Michigan · 0-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  20. 1985Week 6

    Michigan State at Iowa

    Michigan State 31, Iowa 35

    Unranked Michigan State vs. No. 1 Iowa · 4-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  21. 1985Week 2

    Florida State at Nebraska

    Florida State 17, Nebraska 13

    No. 17 Florida State vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 4-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  22. 1985Week 2

    UCLA at BYU

    UCLA 27, BYU 24

    No. 20 UCLA vs. No. 8 BYU · 3-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  23. 1985Week 8

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 15, Arkansas 13

    Unranked Texas vs. No. 4 Arkansas · 2-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  24. 1985Week 14

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 13, Oklahoma State 0

    No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State · 13-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  25. 1985Week 10

    Boston College at Penn State

    Boston College 12, Penn State 16

    Unranked Boston College vs. No. 3 Penn State · 4-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.