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1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–16 vs. Auburn
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (6th season)
Home stadium Kyle 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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at No. 20 Alabama* ESPNL 10–2374,697 [1]
September 21 Northeast Louisiana*W 31–1746,851
September 28 Tulsa*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1044,593
October 5at Texas TechW 28–2750,148
October 12 Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 43–1655,711
October 19at No. 14 BaylorL 15–2048,500
October 26at RiceW 43–2841,195
November 2No. 19 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNW 19–1754,597
November 16No. 9 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNW 10–658,632
November 23at TCUNo. 19W 53–638,782
November 28No. 18 TexasNo. 15
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNW 42–1077,607
January 1vs. No. 16 Auburn*No. 11 CBSW 36–1673,137
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Rankings

[2]

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
   

[3]

At No. 14 Baylor

At No. 19 SMU

Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". UPI Archives. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M Stops Jackson and Auburn". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.