1985 Texas Longhorns football team

1985 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 16–24 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (4th season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Texas Tech 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to Air Force in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 217:00 p.m.Missouri*
W 21–1776,437[1]
September 282:30 p.m.at Stanford*
CBSW 38–3453,000[2]
October 57:00 p.m.RiceNo. 20
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 44–1669,471[3]
October 1212:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 17
HSEL 7–1475,587[4]
October 192:30 p.m.at No. 4 Arkansas
ABCW 15–1353,212[5]
October 262:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 19
L 14–4456,874[6]
November 212:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 34–2165,137[7]
November 912:00 p.m.at Houston
RaycomW 34–2435,821[8]
November 161:00 p.m.TCU
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–066,397[9]
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 15 Baylor
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 17–1078,912[10]
November 287:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas A&MNo. 18
ESPNL 10–4277,607[11]
December 311:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 Air Force*
LorimarL 16–2442,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1985 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Todd Dodge Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "Texas pushes past pesky Missouri, 21–17". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Texas ekes out victory". The Kilgore News Herald. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "'Horns rout Owls, 44–16". Longview Morning Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Sooners stuff Longhorns". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Texas rides Ward's toe". The Orange Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Turnovers cost Horns in SMU win". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Stafford directs Longhorns to win over Red Raiders". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Longhorns' big plays cool off Coogs 34–24". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Texas stays in race for Cotton with 20–0 win over hapless Horned Frogs". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Longhorns frustrate Bears again, 17–10". The Paris News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Ags axe Texas, Cotton Bowl-bound". The Monitor. November 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Air Force downs Longhorns, 24–16". The Victoria Advocate. January 1, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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