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1985 Washington State Cougars football team

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1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 2 0 9 2 1
Arizona 5 2 0 8 3 1
Arizona State 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 5 0
USC 5 3 0 6 6 0
Oregon 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 3 5 0 4 7 0
Stanford 3 5 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 8 0
California 2 7 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 282.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Rypien with 2,174 passing yards, Rueben Mayes with 1,236 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 489 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

  • A. 31 Oregon 39-42 L 25,900 H
  • S. 7 California 20-19 W 30,135 H
  • S. 14 Arizona 7-12 L 46,437 A
  • S. 21 Utah 37-44 L 28,576 A
  • S. 28 Ohio State (5) 32-48 L 89,954 A
  • O. 12 Oregon State 34-0 W 27,236 A
  • O. 19 UCLA (18) 30-31 L 32,302 H
  • O. 26 Arizona State 16-21 L 14,875 H
  • N. 2 USC 13-31 L 46,954 A
  • N. 16 Montana State 64-14 W 15,000 H
  • N. 23 Washington 21-20 W 60,197 A

References

  1. ^ "1985 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1985 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.