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1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Texas A&M Aggies football, Southwest Conference championCotton Bowl Classic champion ...
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lynn Amedee (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at No. 20 Alabama* | ESPN | L 10–23 | 74,697 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 31–17 | 46,851 | ||||
| September 28 | Tulsa* |
| W 45–10 | 44,593 | |||
| October 5 | at Texas Tech | W 28–27 | 50,148 | ||||
| October 12 | Houston |
| W 43–16 | 55,711 | |||
| October 19 | at No. 14 Baylor | L 15–20 | 48,500 | ||||
| October 26 | at Rice | W 43–28 | 41,195 | ||||
| November 2 | No. 19 SMU |
| ESPN | W 19–17 | 54,597 | ||
| November 16 | No. 9 Arkansas |
| ESPN | W 10–6 | 58,632 | ||
| November 23 | at TCU | No. 19 | W 53–6 | 38,782 | |||
| November 28 | No. 18 Texas | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 42–10 | 77,607 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 16 Auburn* | No. 11 | CBS | W 36–16 | 73,137 | ||
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Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
At Alabama
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See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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)
Main article: 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1985 Auburn Tigers football team
- "Alabama drops A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas A&M 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- "ALABAMA 23, TEXAS A&M 10". UPI Archives. September 15, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- "Texas A&M Stops Jackson and Auburn". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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