1985 Utah State Aggies football team

1985 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (3–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Chris Pella (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1985 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Chris Pella and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–4 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 19–17	8,621	[1]
September 14	at Iowa State *	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 3–10	42,455	[2]
September 21	San Jose State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 35–32	9,754	[3]
September 28	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–33	15,000	[4]
October 5	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 7–14	13,982	[5]
October 12	Cal State Fullerton	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 30–32	9,047	[6]
October 19	at Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 10–42	59,543	[7]
October 26	Fresno State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 19–38	10,702	[8]
November 2	at Utah *	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	L 7–34	30,124	[9]
November 9	No. 18 BYU *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 0–44	29,024	[10]
November 23	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 40–23	5,278	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Aggies kick new season into gear nip Long Beach State, 19–17". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Error-prone Iowa State beats Aggies". The Sioux City Journal. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "SJS scores 32 points, but loses". The Peninsula Times Tribune. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pacific rocks Aggies, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penalty-plagued Aggies miss chance to beat UNLV". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. John Weyler (October 13, 1985). "Jan, Strandley lift Fullerton to 32–30 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Arizona St. rolls". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Williams lifts Fresno State past Utah State 38–19". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tucker leads Ute scalping of USU". The Daily Herald. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "BYU beats Utah St. 44–0 in snow storm". South Idaho Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Utah St. rolls past N.M. State". The Daily Spectrum. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1985 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
13. "Utah State Football Guide 2018" (PDF). Retrieved December 17, 2020.