1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Arkansas
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Larry Marmie (1st season)
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 –2 –09 –2 –1
Arizona 5 –2 –08 –3 –1
Arizona State 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Washington 5 –3 –07 –5 –0
USC 5 –3 –06 –6 –0
Oregon 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
California 2 –7 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 285 to 168. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Van Raaphorst with 2,200 passing yards, Mike Crawford with 684 rushing yards, Aaron Cox with 788 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Michigan State *
L 3–1262,797 [4]
September 21 Pacific (CA) *
W 27–059,538 [5]
September 28No. 18 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–070,710 [6]
October 5at UCLA
L 17–4050,494 [7]
October 12 Utah *
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–2771,264 [8]
October 19 Utah State *
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1059,543 [9]
October 26at Washington State
W 21–1614,875 [10]
November 2at California
W 30–839,500 [11]
November 9 Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 36–767,474 [12]
November 16 Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1464,003 [13]
November 23 Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
L 13–1666,849 [14]
December 22vs. Arkansas *
 Lorimar, USA L 17–1860,641 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1985 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "MSU manages to salvage win". The South Bend Tribune. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "ASU rambles past outmanned Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sun Devils burn USC, 24–0". Ventura County Star. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UCLA handles ASU". The Daily Breeze. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Devils hold off Ute rally". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arizona St. rolls". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Washington State comeback effort falls just short". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sun Devils skin listless Bears". The Arizona Republic. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Huskies die in the desert, 36–7". The News Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Sun Devils fight off Stanford comeback". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Arizona still ASU nemesis". The San Francisco Examiner. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Holiday kick is a whopper". Daily Times-Advocate. December 23, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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