1985 BYU Cougars football team
| 1985 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| 1985 record | 11–3 (7–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | LaVell Edwards (14th season) |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 BYU + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7–1, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 11–3.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | ||||
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| August 29 | vs. Boston College* | No. 10 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) | W 28–14 | |||||
| September 7 | No. 20 UCLA* | No. 8 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | L 24–27 | |||||
| September 14 | Washington* | No. 16 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | W 31–3 | |||||
| September 21 | at Temple* | No. 13 | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia | W 26–24 | |||||
| October 5 | at Colorado State | No. 15 | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | W 42–7 | |||||
| October 12 | San Diego State | No. 11 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | W 28–0 | |||||
| October 19 | at New Mexico | No. 9 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | W 45–23 | |||||
| October 26 | at UTEP | No. 7 | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | L 16–23 | |||||
| November 2 | Wyoming | No. 17 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | W 59–0 | |||||
| November 9 | at Utah State* | No. 18 | Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (The Old Wagon Wheel) | W 44–0 | |||||
| November 16 | No. 4 Air Force | No. 16 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | W 28–21 | |||||
| November 23 | Utah | No. 11 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah (Holy War) | W 38–28 | |||||
| December 7 | at Hawaii | No. 9 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 26–6 | |||||
| December 28 | vs. No. 17 Ohio State* | No. 9 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) | NBC | L 7–10 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
References
- ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-24.
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