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1985 Pacific

5–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Cope.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1985, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 49–17; lost at Central Michigan 10–27; lost at Arizona State 0–27; won vs. Utah State 33–7; won at New Mexico State 19–10; lost at UNLV 14–24; won at Hawai’i 24–15; lost at San José State 26–34; lost vs. Long Beach State 7–20; lost vs. Fresno State 37–43; won vs. Weber State 36–34; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 37–43+32−27Won 49–17 vs. Sacramento State+32Sacramento StateLost 10–27 at Central Michigan-17Central MichiganLost 0–27 at Arizona State-27Arizona StateWon 33–7 vs. Utah State+26Utah StateWon 19–10 at New Mexico State+9New Mexico StateLost 14–24 at UNLV-10UNLVWon 24–15 at Hawai’i+9Hawai’iLost 26–34 at San José State-8San José StateLost 7–20 vs. Long Beach State-13Long Beach StateLost 37–43 vs. Fresno State-6Fresno StateWon 36–34 vs. Weber State+2Weber StateLost 37–43 vs. Cal State Fullerton-6Cal State Fulle…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSacramento StateW 49–⁠1789%
Sep 14atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠2721%
Sep 21atArizona StateL 0–⁠2727%
Sep 28vsUtah StateW 33–⁠754%
Oct 5atNew Mexico StateW 19–⁠1054%
Oct 12atUNLVL 14–⁠2428%
Oct 19atHawai’iW 24–⁠1532%
Oct 26atSan José StateL 26–⁠3448%
Nov 2vsLong Beach StateL 7–⁠2058%
Nov 9vsFresno StateL 37–⁠4330%
Nov 23vsWeber StateW 36–⁠3472%
Nov 30vsCal State FullertonL 37–⁠4345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal State Fullerton 43–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
292–⁠301
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1371 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 89 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

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.