1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

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
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (4th season)
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

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 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	44,593
October 5		at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–27	50,148
October 12		Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 43–16	55,711
October 19		at No. 14 Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 15–20	48,500
October 26		at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 43–28	41,195
November 2		No. 19 SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 19–17	54,597
November 16		No. 9 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 10–6	58,632
November 23		at TCU	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 53–6	38,782
November 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Texas	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 42–10	77,607
January 1		vs. No. 16 Auburn*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 36–16	73,137	[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
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Kevin Murray Jr RB Randy Dausin Sr 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 8 Jeff Nelson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Wayne Asberry Sr DB 6 Domingo Bryant Sr LB 11 Johnny Holland Jr DL 99 Rod Saddler Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Eric Franklin	Head coach Jackie Sherrill Coordinators/assistant coaches Lynn Amedee (OC) R. C. Slocum (DC) George Pugh (assistant) Charlie Strong (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Game summaries

At Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 3 7 0 10 • No. 20 Crimson Tide 7 3 0 13 23 Date: September 14 Location: Legion Field Game attendance: 74,697 Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary 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 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

See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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At No. 14 Baylor

See also: 1985 Baylor Bears football team

At No. 19 SMU

See also: 1985 SMU Mustangs football team

Vs. No. 16 Auburn (Cotton Bowl Classic)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Tigers 7 6 3 0 16 • No. 11 Aggies 12 3 6 15 36 Date: January 1, 1986 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Game attendance: 73,137 Referee: Sam Maphis TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian

Scoring summary 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 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 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 A&M Toney 1-yard run (Slater kick) A&M 36–16

Main article: 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1985 Auburn Tigers football team

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References

1. "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas A&M eases past NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. p. 16B. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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.