1985 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1985 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to Air Force in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

1985 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 16–24 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	David McWilliams (4th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Missouri*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 21–17	76,437	[1]
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	W 38–34	53,000	[2]
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 20	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 44–16	69,471	[3]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 17	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	HSE	L 7–14	75,587	[4]
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 15–13	53,212	[5]
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 19	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		L 14–44	56,874	[6]
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Texas Tech		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 34–21	65,137	[7]
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	W 34–24	35,821	[8]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	TCU		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 20–0	66,397	[9]
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 17–10	78,912	[10]
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas A&M	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–42	77,607	[11]
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Air Force*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Lorimar	L 16–24	42,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1985 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Todd Dodge Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Fred Akers Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt