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1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 146:45 p.m.at No. 20 Alabama*ESPNL 10–2374,697[1]
September 21Northeast Louisiana*W 31–1746,851[2]
September 28Tulsa*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1044,342[3]
October 5at Texas TechW 28–2750,148[4]
October 12Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 43–1655,711[5]
October 19at No. 14 BaylorL 15–2048,756[6]
October 26at RiceW 43–2841,195[7]
November 2No. 19 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNW 19–1754,597[8]
November 16No. 9 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 10–658,632[9]
November 23at TCUNo. 19W 53–638,782[10]
November 287:00 p.m.No. 18 TexasNo. 15
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 42–1077,607[11]
January 1vs. No. 16 Auburn*No. 11CBSW 36–1673,137[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

[13]

Game summaries

At Alabama

1 234Total
Aggies 0 370 10
No. 20 Crimson Tide 7 3013 23
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 74,697
  • Television network: ESPN
   

[14]

At No. 14 Baylor

At No. 19 SMU

Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)

1 234Total
No. 16 Tigers 7 630 16
No. 11 Aggies 12 3615 36
     

[15]

Roster

1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Kevin Murray Jr
RB Randy Dausin Sr
RB 25 Anthony Toney Sr
RB Ira Valentine Jr
RB 33 Keith Woodside So
FB 43 Roger Vick Jr
C Matt Darwin Sr
OT Doug Williams Sr
TE Rod Bernstine Jr
WR Rod Harris Fr
WR 8 Jeff Nelson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Wayne Asberry Sr
DB 6 Domingo Bryant Sr
LB 11 Johnny Holland Jr
DL 99 Rod Saddler Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 47 Eric Franklin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M eases past NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. p. 16B. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Murray, Aggies strafe Tulsa, 45–10". The Tulsa World. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech's pain is Texas A&M's gain". The Monitor. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies make fewer mistakes than Cougars". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor marches past A&M toward tall Cotton". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&M sidelines Rice win streak 43–28". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies edge SMU". The Galveston Daily News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies' heads-up play downs Razorbacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Murray, Aggies bomb Frogs". The Galveston Daily News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ags axe Texas, Cotton Bowl-bound". The Monitor. November 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No joke: A&M 36, Auburn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Texas A&M 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". UPI Archives. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  15. ^ "Texas A&M Stops Jackson and Auburn". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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