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American college football season
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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at No. 20
Alabama* | | |
ESPN | L 10–23 | 74,697 |
[1] |
September 21 |
Northeast Louisiana* | | | | W 31–17 | 46,851 | |
September 28 |
Tulsa* | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| | W 45–10 | 44,593 | |
October 5 | at
Texas Tech | | | | W 28–27 | 50,148 | |
October 12 |
Houston | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
| | 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 | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX
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ESPN | W 19–17 | 54,597 | |
November 16 | No. 9
Arkansas | | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX (
rivalry)
| ESPN | W 10–6 | 58,632 | |
November 23 | at
TCU | No. 19 | | | W 53–6 | 38,782 | |
November 28 | No. 18
Texas | No. 15 | - Kyle Field
- College Station, TX (
rivalry)
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 77,607 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 16
Auburn* | No. 11 | |
CBS | W 36–16 | 73,137 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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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
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Rankings
[2]
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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[3]
At No. 14 Baylor
At No. 19 SMU
Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)
[4]
References
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National championship seasons in bold |
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