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1985 BYU

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1985, game by game: won vs. Boston College 28–14; lost vs. No. 20 UCLA 24–27; won vs. Washington 31–3; won at Temple 26–24; won at Colorado State 42–7; won vs. San Diego State 28–0; won at New Mexico 45–23; lost at UTEP 16–23; won vs. Wyoming 59–0; won at Utah State 44–0; won vs. No. 4 Air Force 28–21; won vs. Utah 38–28; won at Hawai’i 26–6; lost vs. No. 17 Ohio State 7–10+59−7Won 28–14 vs. Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 24–27 vs. No. 20 UCLA-3No. 20 UCLAWon 31–3 vs. Washington+28WashingtonWon 26–24 at Temple+2TempleWon 42–7 at Colorado State+35Colorado StateWon 28–0 vs. San Diego State+28San Diego StateWon 45–23 at New Mexico+22New MexicoLost 16–23 at UTEP-7UTEPWon 59–0 vs. Wyoming+59WyomingWon 44–0 at Utah State+44Utah StateWon 28–21 vs. No. 4 Air Force+7No. 4 Air ForceWon 38–28 vs. Utah+10UtahWon 26–6 at Hawai’i+20Hawai’iLost 7–10 vs. No. 17 Ohio State-3No. 17 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsBoston CollegeW 28–⁠1458%
Sep 7vs20UCLAL 24–⁠2772%
Sep 14vsWashingtonW 31–⁠369%
Sep 21atTempleW 26–⁠2472%
Oct 5atColorado StateW 42–⁠785%
Oct 12vsSan Diego StateW 28–⁠082%
Oct 19atNew MexicoW 45–⁠2387%
Oct 26atUTEPL 16–⁠2392%
Nov 2vsWyomingW 59–⁠091%
Nov 9atUtah StateW 44–⁠088%
Nov 16vs4Air ForceW 28–⁠2157%
Nov 23vsUtahW 38–⁠2879%
Dec 7atHawai’iW 26–⁠676%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs17Ohio StateCitrus BowlL 7–⁠1065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 10–⁠7 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 18
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 9
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 16

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.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Air Force

Heisman voteRobbie Bosco, third

Led the nationRobbie Bosco: passing touchdowns (30 TD), total offense (4,141 yds); |Robbie Bosco: passing yards (4,273 yds); Mark Bellini: receiving touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 7
Points
442–⁠186
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1744 +42 this season
SP+ rating
20.5 No. 13 of 106; offense No. 14, defense No. 20
SRS
16.6 No. 14 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 3Robbie Bosco QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Leon White LBCincinnati Bengals

1985 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠18
BYU7–⁠111–⁠316
Utah5–⁠38–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠2
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

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