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[1]
September 21Northeast Louisiana*
W 31–1746,851[2]
September 28Tulsa*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1044,593
October 5at Texas Tech
W 28–2750,148
October 12Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 43–1655,711
October 19at No. 14 Baylor
L 15–2048,500
October 26at Rice
W 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. 19
W 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. 11
CBSW 36–1673,137[3]
  • *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

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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
   
See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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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
     
Main article: 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1985 Auburn Tigers football team

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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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