American college football season
The 1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas A&M earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Aggies defeated Auburn. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 20 Alabama* | | | ESPN | L 10–23 | 74,697 | [1] |
September 21 | | Northeast Louisiana* | | | | W 31–17 | 46,851 | [2] |
September 28 | | Tulsa* | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| | W 45–10 | 44,342 | [3] |
October 5 | | at Texas Tech | | | | W 28–27 | 50,148 | [4] |
October 12 | | Houston | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| | W 43–16 | 55,711 | [5] |
October 19 | | at No. 14 Baylor | | | | L 15–20 | 48,756 | [6] |
October 26 | | at Rice | | | | W 43–28 | 41,195 | [7] |
November 2 | | No. 19 SMU | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| ESPN | W 19–17 | 54,597 | [8] |
November 16 | | No. 9 Arkansas | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 10–6 | 58,632 | [9] |
November 23 | | at TCU | No. 19 | | | W 53–6 | 38,782 | [10] |
November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Texas | No. 15 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 77,607 | [11] |
January 1 | | vs. No. 16 Auburn* | No. 11 | | CBS | W 36–16 | 73,137 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
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Game summaries
At Alabama
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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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
| 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 No. 14 Baylor
At No. 19 SMU
Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Tigers |
7 |
6 | 3 | 0 |
16 |
• No. 11 Aggies |
12 |
3 | 6 | 15 |
36 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | AUB | Bo Jackson 5-yard run (Chris Johnson kick) | AUB 7–0 |
| A&M | Harry Johnson 11-yard run (Eric Franklin kick failed) | AUB 7–6 |
| A&M | Keith Woodside 22-yard run (pass failed) | A&M 12–7 |
| 2 | | AUB | Bo Jackson 73-yard pass from Pat Washington (run failed) | AUB 13–12 |
| A&M | Scott Slater 26-yard field goal | A&M 15–13 |
| 3 | | A&M | Anthony Toney 21-yard run (pass failed) | A&M 21–13 |
| AUB | Johnson 26-yard field goal | A&M 21–16 |
| 4 | | A&M | Keith Woodside 9-yard pass from Kevin Murray (Rod Bernstine run) | A&M 29–16 |
| A&M | Toney 1-yard run (Slater kick) | A&M 36–16 |
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Roster
1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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47
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Eric Franklin
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M eases past NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. p. 16B. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray, Aggies strafe Tulsa, 45–10". The Tulsa World. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech's pain is Texas A&M's gain". The Monitor. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies make fewer mistakes than Cougars". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor marches past A&M toward tall Cotton". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M sidelines Rice win streak 43–28". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies edge SMU". The Galveston Daily News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies' heads-up play downs Razorbacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray, Aggies bomb Frogs". The Galveston Daily News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ags axe Texas, Cotton Bowl-bound". The Monitor. November 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No joke: A&M 36, Auburn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M 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.
- ^ "Texas A&M Stops Jackson and Auburn". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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