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1985 Fresno State

11–⁠0–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1985, game by game: won vs. UNLV 26–6; won at Oregon State 33–24; won at Cal Poly 59–10; tied vs. Hawai’i 24–24; won vs. San José State 37–17; won at New Mexico State 48–21; won at Utah State 38–19; won at Cal State Fullerton 42–7; won at Pacific 43–37; won at Long Beach State 33–31; won vs. Wichita State 47–6; won vs. No. 20 Bowling Green 51–7+49Won 26–6 vs. UNLV+20UNLVWon 33–24 at Oregon State+9Oregon StateWon 59–10 at Cal Poly+49Cal PolyTied 24–24 vs. Hawai’i0Hawai’iWon 37–17 vs. San José State+20San José StateWon 48–21 at New Mexico State+27New Mexico StateWon 38–19 at Utah State+19Utah StateWon 42–7 at Cal State Fullerton+35Cal State Fulle…Won 43–37 at Pacific+6PacificWon 33–31 at Long Beach State+2Long Beach StateWon 47–6 vs. Wichita State+41Wichita StateWon 51–7 vs. No. 20 Bowling Green+44No. 20 Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsUNLVW 26–⁠637%
Sep 21atOregon StateW 33–⁠2455%
Sep 28atCal PolyW 59–⁠1086%
Oct 5vsHawai’iT 24–⁠2466%
Oct 12vsSan José StateW 37–⁠1769%
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠2174%
Oct 26atUtah StateW 38–⁠1971%
Nov 2atCal State FullertonW 42–⁠758%
Nov 9atPacificW 43–⁠3770%
Nov 16atLong Beach StateW 33–⁠3161%
Nov 23vsWichita StateW 47–⁠692%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvs20Bowling GreenCalifornia BowlW 51–⁠739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 51–⁠7 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 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.

Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationStephen Baker: yards per catch (29.1)

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
481–⁠209
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1669 +219 this season
SP+ rating
12.6 No. 27 of 106; offense No. 7, defense No. 66
SRS
7.1 No. 31 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠011–⁠0–⁠1
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠26–⁠5
UNLV4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Long Beach State4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Pacific2–⁠55–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠71–⁠10

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