1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The team was led by head coach Jackie Sherrill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–1 SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory over Auburn in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
1985 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–16 vs. Auburn | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
1985 record | 10–2 (7–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Lynn Amedee (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (6th season) |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | at No. 20 Alabama* | ESPN | L 10–23 | 74,697 | ||
September 21 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 31–17 | 46,851 | |||
September 28 | Tulsa* |
| W 45–10 | 44,593 | ||
October 5 | at Texas Tech | W 28–27 | 50,148 | |||
October 12 | Houston |
| W 43–16 | 55,711 | ||
October 19 | at No. 14 Baylor | L 15–20 | 48,500 | |||
October 26 | at Rice | W 43–28 | 41,195 | |||
November 2 | No. 19 SMU |
| ESPN | W 19–17 | 54,597 | |
November 16 | No. 9 Arkansas |
| ESPN | W 10–6 | 58,632 | |
November 23 | at TCU | No. 19 | W 53–6 | 38,782 | ||
November 28 | No. 18 Texas | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 77,607 |
January 1 | vs. No. 16 Auburn* | No. 11 | CBS | W 36–16 | 73,137 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Texas A&M University, College Station – 1985". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
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