1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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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
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (6th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 146:45 p.m.at No. 20 Alabama *
 ESPN L 10–2374,697 [1]
September 21 Northeast Louisiana *
W 31–1746,851 [2]
September 28 Tulsa *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1044,593
October 5at Texas Tech
W 28–2750,148
October 12 Houston
  • 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
 ESPN W 19–1754,597
November 16No. 9 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 10–658,632
November 23at TCU No. 19
W 53–638,782
November 287:00 p.m.No. 18 Texas No. 15
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 42–1077,607
January 1vs. No. 16 Auburn *No. 11
 CBS W 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Kevin Murray Jr
RB Randy DausinSr
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 8Jeff NelsonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Wayne AsberrySr
DB 6 Domingo Bryant Sr
LB 11 Johnny Holland Jr
DL 99 Rod Saddler Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 47Eric Franklin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

[4]

Game summaries

At Alabama

1234Total
Aggies037010
•No. 20 Crimson Tide7301323
  • 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

[5]

At No. 14 Baylor

At No. 19 SMU

Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)

1234Total
No. 16 Tigers763016
•No. 11 Aggies12361536
     
Scoring summary
1AUB Bo Jackson 5-yard run (Chris Johnson kick)AUB 7–0
A&MHarry Johnson 11-yard run (Eric Franklin kick failed)AUB 7–6
A&M Keith 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&M Anthony 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

[6]

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References

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  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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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