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American college football season
The 1985 Texas Longhorns football team represented the
University of Texas at Austin in the
1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to
Air Force in the
Bluebonnet Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | 7:00 p.m. |
Missouri* | | | | W 21–17 | 76,437 |
September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Stanford* | | |
CBS | W 38–34 | 53,000 |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. |
Rice | No. 20 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (
rivalry)
| | W 44–16 | 69,471 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2
Oklahoma* | No. 17 | |
HSE | L 7–14 | 75,587 |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4
Arkansas | | |
ABC | W 15–13 | 53,212 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at
SMU | No. 19 | | | L 14–44 | 56,874 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
Texas Tech | | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (
rivalry)
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Raycom | W 34–21 | 65,137 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Houston | | | Raycom | W 34–24 | 35,821 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. |
TCU | | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (
rivalry)
| | W 20–0 | 66,397 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15
Baylor | | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| Raycom | W 17–10 | 78,912 |
November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15
Texas A&M | No. 18 | |
ESPN | L 10–42 | 77,607 |
December 31 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11
Air Force* | | | Lorimar | L 16–24 | 42,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Personnel
1985 Texas Longhorns 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
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
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References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |