
1985 Arizona State
8–4 (5–2 Pac-10), coached by John Cooper. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 USC 24–0Sep 28
USC was ranked No. 18, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | L 3–12 | 50% |
| Sep 21 | vsPacific | W 27–0 | 73% |
| Sep 28 | vs | W 24–0 | 53% |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–40 | 32% |
| Oct 12 | vs | W 34–27 | 51% |
| Oct 19 | vs | W 42–10 | 82% |
| Oct 26 | at | W 21–16 | 51% |
| Nov 2 | at | W 30–8 | 64% |
| Nov 9 | vs | W 36–7 | 50% |
| Nov 16 | vs | W 21–14 | 82% |
| Nov 23 | vs | L 13–16 | 64% |
| Dec 22Bowls & playoff | vs | L 17–18 | 42% |
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 2 | Darryl Clack RB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 3 | David Fulcher DB | Cincinnati Bengals |
All-Pac-10
2 first team, 7 second teamFirst team
David FulcherDBCoaches-1
Mike SchuhPCoaches-1
Second team
Aaron CoxWRCoaches-2
David FonotiOTCoaches-2
Dan SaleaumuaDLCoaches-2
Greg BattleLBCoaches-2
Scott StephenLBCoaches-2
Max ZendejasKCoaches-2
Anthony ParkerRSCoaches-2
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–2 | 9–2–1 | 7 | |
| 5–2 | 8–3–1 | ||
| 5–2 | 8–4 | ||
| 5–3 | 7–5 | ||
| 5–3 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–4 | 5–6 | ||
| 3–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 3–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 2–6 | 3–8 | ||
| 2–7 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
