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1985 Texas

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Fred Akers.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1985, game by game: won vs. Missouri 21–17; won at Stanford 38–34; won vs. Rice 44–16; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 7–14; won at No. 4 Arkansas 15–13; lost at SMU 14–44; won vs. Texas Tech 34–21; won at Houston 34–24; won vs. TCU 20–0; won vs. No. 15 Baylor 17–10; lost at No. 15 Texas A&M 10–42; lost vs. No. 10 Air Force 16–24+28−32Won 21–17 vs. Missouri+4MissouriWon 38–34 at Stanford+4StanfordWon 44–16 vs. Rice+28RiceLost 7–14 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-7No. 2 OklahomaWon 15–13 at No. 4 Arkansas+2No. 4 ArkansasLost 14–44 at SMU-30SMUWon 34–21 vs. Texas Tech+13Texas TechWon 34–24 at Houston+10HoustonWon 20–0 vs. TCU+20TCUWon 17–10 vs. No. 15 Baylor+7No. 15 BaylorLost 10–42 at No. 15 Texas A&M-32No. 15 Texas A&MLost 16–24 vs. No. 10 Air Force-8No. 10 Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsMissouriW 21–⁠1770%
Sep 28atStanfordW 38–⁠3457%
Oct 5vsRiceW 44–⁠1686%
Oct 12vs2OklahomaL 7–⁠1441%
Oct 19at4ArkansasW 15–⁠1330%
Oct 26atSMUL 14–⁠4435%
Nov 2vsTexas TechW 34–⁠2175%
Nov 9atHoustonW 34–⁠2459%
Nov 16vsTCUW 20–⁠083%
Nov 23vs15BaylorW 17–⁠1052%
Nov 28at15Texas A&ML 10–⁠4242%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs10Air ForceBluebonnet BowlL 16–⁠2432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 24–⁠16 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 17
  3. Wk 9: 19
  4. Wk 14: 18

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
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
270–⁠259
Coach
Fred Akers
Elo
1584 +26 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 36 of 106; offense No. 36, defense No. 41
SRS
5.1 No. 41 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator
David McWilliams

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 3Gene Chilton CSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 4Ty Allert LBSan Diego Chargers

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.