1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1985 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–16 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (6th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

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
Texas	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 A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The team was led by head coach Jackie Sherrill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–1 SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory over Auburn in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	at No. 20 Alabama*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	L 10–23	74,697
September 21	Northeast Louisiana*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 31–17	46,851
September 28	Tulsa*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 45–10	44,593
October 5	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–27	50,148
October 12	Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 43–16	55,711
October 19	at No. 14 Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 15–20	48,500
October 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 43–28	41,195
November 2	No. 19 SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 19–17	54,597
November 16	No. 9 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 10–6	58,632
November 23	at TCU	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 53–6	38,782
November 28	No. 18 Texas	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 42–10	77,607
January 1	vs. No. 16 Auburn*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 36–16	73,137
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kevin Murray Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 11 Johnny Holland Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jackie Sherrill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt