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1985 Texas A&M

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jackie Sherrill, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1985, game by game: lost at No. 20 Alabama 10–23; won vs. UL Monroe 31–17; won vs. Tulsa 45–10; won at Texas Tech 28–27; won vs. Houston 43–16; lost at No. 14 Baylor 15–20; won at Rice 43–28; won vs. No. 20 SMU 19–17; won vs. No. 9 Arkansas 10–6; won at TCU 53–6; won vs. No. 18 Texas 42–10; won vs. No. 16 Auburn 36–16+47−13Lost 10–23 at No. 20 Alabama-13No. 20 AlabamaWon 31–17 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 45–10 vs. Tulsa+35TulsaWon 28–27 at Texas Tech+1Texas TechWon 43–16 vs. Houston+27HoustonLost 15–20 at No. 14 Baylor-5No. 14 BaylorWon 43–28 at Rice+15RiceWon 19–17 vs. No. 20 SMU+2No. 20 SMUWon 10–6 vs. No. 9 Arkansas+4No. 9 ArkansasWon 53–6 at TCU+47TCUWon 42–10 vs. No. 18 Texas+32No. 18 TexasWon 36–16 vs. No. 16 Auburn+20No. 16 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14at20AlabamaL 10–⁠2336%
Sep 21vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠1776%
Sep 28vsTulsaW 45–⁠1058%
Oct 5atTexas TechW 28–⁠2754%
Oct 12vsHoustonW 43–⁠1666%
Oct 19at14BaylorL 15–⁠2035%
Oct 26atRiceW 43–⁠2872%
Nov 2vs20SMUW 19–⁠1746%
Nov 16vs9ArkansasW 10–⁠645%
Nov 23atTCUW 53–⁠675%
Nov 28vs18TexasW 42–⁠1058%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16AuburnCotton BowlW 36–⁠1642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 36–⁠16 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 19
  2. Wk 14: 15
  3. Wk 15: 11
  4. Wk 16: 11
  5. Final: 6

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.

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanJohnny Holland, LB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
375–⁠196
Coach
Jackie Sherrill
Elo
1695 +166 this season
SP+ rating
21.4 No. 12 of 106; offense No. 9, defense No. 25
SRS
17.2 No. 12 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator
R.C. Slocum
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 2Anthony Toney RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2Doug Williams OTNew York Jets
Rd 4Matt Darwin CPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Domingo Bryant DBPittsburgh Steelers

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.