1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
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
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 17 Baylor 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
SMU 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Texas Tech 1 –7 –04 –7 –0
TCU 0 –8 –03 –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 21Northeast Louisiana*
W 31–1746,851
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 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DB Wayne Asberry Sr
DB 6 Domingo Bryant Sr
LB 11 Johnny Holland Jr
DL 99 Rod Saddler Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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
       
    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

    [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.
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