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1985 Baylor

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1985, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 39–18; lost at Georgia 14–17; won at No. 3 USC 20–13; won vs. Texas Tech 31–0; won at Houston 24–21; won at No. 16 SMU 21–14; won vs. Texas A&M 20–15; won vs. TCU 45–0; lost at No. 12 Arkansas 14–20; won vs. Rice 34–10; lost at Texas 10–17; won vs. No. 12 LSU 21–7+45−7Won 39–18 vs. Wyoming+21WyomingLost 14–17 at Georgia-3GeorgiaWon 20–13 at No. 3 USC+7No. 3 USCWon 31–0 vs. Texas Tech+31Texas TechWon 24–21 at Houston+3HoustonWon 21–14 at No. 16 SMU+7No. 16 SMUWon 20–15 vs. Texas A&M+5Texas A&MWon 45–0 vs. TCU+45TCULost 14–20 at No. 12 Arkansas-6No. 12 ArkansasWon 34–10 vs. Rice+24RiceLost 10–17 at Texas-7TexasWon 21–7 vs. No. 12 LSU+14No. 12 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsWyomingW 39–⁠1865%
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 14–⁠1740%
Sep 21at3USCW 20–⁠1335%
Sep 28vsTexas TechW 31–⁠068%
Oct 5atHoustonW 24–⁠2153%
Oct 12at16SMUW 21–⁠1436%
Oct 19vsTexas A&MW 20–⁠1565%
Oct 26vsTCUW 45–⁠081%
Nov 9at12ArkansasL 14–⁠2040%
Nov 16vsRiceW 34–⁠1089%
Nov 23atTexasL 10–⁠1748%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs12LSULiberty BowlW 21–⁠744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 21–⁠7 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 19
  2. Wk 7: 19
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Wk 9: 13
  5. Wk 10: 13
  6. Wk 11: 11
  7. Wk 12: 17
  8. Wk 13: 15
  9. Final: 17

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
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 11
Points
293–⁠152
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1657 +128 this season
SP+ rating
17.1 No. 20 of 106; offense No. 38, defense No. 11
SRS
13.8 No. 19 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Duke Christian
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

1985 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M7–⁠110–⁠26
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠212
Baylor6–⁠29–⁠317
Texas6–⁠28–⁠4
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Houston3–⁠54–⁠7
Rice2–⁠63–⁠8
Texas Tech1–⁠74–⁠7
TCU0–⁠83–⁠8

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