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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
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (6th season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons← 19841986 →
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 146:45 p.m.at No. 20 Alabama*ESPNL 10–2374,697
September 21Northeast Louisiana*W 31–1746,851
September 28Tulsa*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1044,593
October 5at Texas TechW 28–2750,148
October 12Houston
  • 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 287:00 p.m.No. 18 TexasNo. 15
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 42–1077,607
January 1vs. No. 16 Auburn*No. 11CBSW 36–1673,137
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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
   
Scoring summary
1ALAChester Braggs 2-yard run (Van Tiffin kick)ALA 7–0
22:46A&MEric Franklin 20-yard field goalALA 7–3
ALAVan Tiffin 57-yard field goalALA 10–3
3A&MAnthony Toney 1-yard run (kick)Tied 10–10
411:15ALAVan Kiffin 40-yard field goalALA 13–10
ALAVan Kiffin 51-yard field goalALA 16–10
1:07ALACraig Turner 32-yard run (Tiffin kick)ALA 23–10
See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

At No. 14 Baylor

See also: 1985 Baylor Bears football team

At No. 19 SMU

See also: 1985 SMU Mustangs football team

Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)

1 234Total
No. 16 Tigers 7 630 16
• No. 11 Aggies 12 3615 36
     
Scoring summary
1AUBBo Jackson 5-yard run (Chris Johnson kick)AUB 7–0
A&MHarry Johnson 11-yard run (Eric Franklin kick failed)AUB 7–6
A&MKeith Woodside 22-yard run (pass failed)A&M 12–7
2AUBBo Jackson 73-yard pass from Pat Washington (run failed)AUB 13–12
A&MScott Slater 26-yard field goalA&M 15–13
3A&MAnthony Toney 21-yard run (pass failed)A&M 21–13
AUBJohnson 26-yard field goalA&M 21–16
4A&MKeith Woodside 9-yard pass from Kevin Murray (Rod Bernstine run)A&M 29–16
A&MToney 1-yard run (Slater kick)A&M 36–16
Main article: 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic See also: 1985 Auburn Tigers football team

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. "No joke: A&M 36, Auburn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas A&M 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". UPI Archives. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. "Texas A&M Stops Jackson and Auburn". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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