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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14at Michigan State *L 3–1262,797
September 21 Pacific (CA) *W 27–0
September 28No. 18 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–070,710
October 5at UCLA L 17–4050,494
October 12 Utah *
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–2771,264
October 19 Utah State *
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1059,543
October 26at Washington State W 21–1614,875
November 2at California W 30–8
November 9 Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 36–767,474
November 16 Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1464,003
November 23 Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
L 13–1666,849
December 22vs. Arkansas * Lorimar, USA L 17–1860,641
  • *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.