1985 TCU
3–8 (0–8 Southwest Conference), coached by Jim Wacker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 30–13Sep 14
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Tulane | W 30–13 | 67% |
| Sep 21 | at Kansas State | W 24–22 | 63% |
| Sep 28 | vs 6SMU | L 21–56 | 38% |
| Oct 5 | vs 10Arkansas | L 0–41 | 39% |
| Oct 12 | at Rice | L 27–34 | 64% |
| Oct 19 | vs North Texas | W 14–10 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at 13Baylor | L 0–45 | 19% |
| Nov 2 | vs Houston | L 21–26 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | at Texas Tech | L 7–63 | 41% |
| Nov 16 | at Texas | L 0–20 | 17% |
| Nov 23 | vs 19Texas A&M | L 6–53 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 53–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 150–383
- Coach
- Jim Wacker
- Elo
- 1350 −141 this season
- SP+ rating
- -22.2 No. 102 of 106; offense No. 86, defense No. 102
- SRS
- −17.8 No. 103 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Mueller
Drafted in 1986
The 1986 draft| Rd 2 | Kenneth Davis RB | Green Bay Packers |
1985 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 7–1 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 6–2 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 6–2 | 9–3 | 17 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| SMU | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Texas Tech | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
 TCU | 0–8 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.