1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–16 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pat Ruel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas A&M earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Aggies defeated Auburn. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	6:45 p.m.	at No. 20 Alabama*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	L 10–23	74,697	^[1]
September 21		Northeast Louisiana*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 31–17	46,851	^[2]
September 28		Tulsa*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 45–10	44,342	^[3]
October 5		at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–27	50,148	^[4]
October 12		Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 43–16	55,711	^[5]
October 19		at No. 14 Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 15–20	48,756	^[6]
October 26		at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 43–28	41,195	^[7]
November 2		No. 19 SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 19–17	54,597	^[8]
November 16		No. 9 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 10–6	58,632	^[9]
November 23		at TCU	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 53–6	38,782	^[10]
November 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Texas	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 42–10	77,607	^[11]
January 1		vs. No. 16 Auburn*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 36–16	73,137	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	7	0	10
• No. 20 Crimson Tide	7	3	0	13	23


1		ALA	Chester Braggs 2-yard run (Van Tiffin kick)	ALA 7–0

2	2:46	A&M	Eric Franklin 20-yard field goal	ALA 7–3
2		ALA	Van Tiffin 57-yard field goal	ALA 10–3

3		A&M	Anthony Toney 1-yard run (kick)	Tied 10–10

4	11:15	ALA	Van Kiffin 40-yard field goal	ALA 13–10
		ALA	Van Kiffin 51-yard field goal	ALA 16–10
	1:07	ALA	Craig Turner 32-yard run (Tiffin kick)	ALA 23–10

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Tigers	7	6	3	0	16
• No. 11 Aggies	12	3	6	15	36


1	AUB	Bo Jackson 5-yard run (Chris Johnson kick)	AUB 7–0
	A&M	Harry Johnson 11-yard run (Eric Franklin kick failed)	AUB 7–6
	A&M	Keith Woodside 22-yard run (pass failed)	A&M 12–7

2	AUB	Bo Jackson 73-yard pass from Pat Washington (run failed)	AUB 13–12
2	A&M	Scott Slater 26-yard field goal	A&M 15–13

3	A&M	Anthony Toney 21-yard run (pass failed)	A&M 21–13
3	AUB	Johnson 26-yard field goal	A&M 21–16

4	A&M	Keith Woodside 9-yard pass from Kevin Murray (Rod Bernstine run)	A&M 29–16
4	A&M	Toney 1-yard run (Slater kick)	A&M 36–16

Schedule

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll