1985 Arizona State

8–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by John Cooper.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1985, game by game: lost at Michigan State 3–12; won vs. Pacific 27–0; won vs. No. 18 USC 24–0; lost at UCLA 17–40; won vs. Utah 34–27; won vs. Utah State 42–10; won at Washington State 21–16; won at California 30–8; won vs. Washington 36–7; won vs. Stanford 21–14; lost vs. Arizona 13–16; lost vs. No. 14 Arkansas 17–18+32−23Lost 3–12 at Michigan State-9Michigan StateWon 27–0 vs. Pacific+27PacificWon 24–0 vs. No. 18 USC+24No. 18 USCLost 17–40 at UCLA-23UCLAWon 34–27 vs. Utah+7UtahWon 42–10 vs. Utah State+32Utah StateWon 21–16 at Washington State+5Washington StateWon 30–8 at California+22CaliforniaWon 36–7 vs. Washington+29WashingtonWon 21–14 vs. Stanford+7StanfordLost 13–16 vs. Arizona-3ArizonaLost 17–18 vs. No. 14 Arkansas-1No. 14 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atMichigan StateL 3–⁠1250%
Sep 21vsPacificW 27–⁠073%
Sep 28vs18USCW 24–⁠053%
Oct 5atUCLAL 17–⁠4032%
Oct 12vsUtahW 34–⁠2751%
Oct 19vsUtah StateW 42–⁠1082%
Oct 26atWashington StateW 21–⁠1651%
Nov 2atCaliforniaW 30–⁠864%
Nov 9vsWashingtonW 36–⁠750%
Nov 16vsStanfordW 21–⁠1482%
Nov 23vsArizonaL 13–⁠1664%
Dec 22vs14ArkansasHoliday BowlL 17–⁠1842%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 18–⁠17 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠168
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1626 +91 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 19 of 106; offense No. 35, defense No. 10
SRS
12.5 No. 22 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Colletto
Defensive coordinator
Larry Marmie

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 2Darryl Clack RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3David Fulcher DBCincinnati Bengals

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1985 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA6–⁠29–⁠2–⁠17
Arizona5–⁠28–⁠3–⁠1
Arizona State5–⁠28–⁠4
Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
USC5–⁠36–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠45–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠54–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠63–⁠8
California2–⁠74–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.