1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

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 →

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	44,342	[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

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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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