1985 Arizona Wildcats football team

1985 Arizona Wildcats football
Sun Bowl, T 13–13 vs. Georgia
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	8–3–1 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (6th season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

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 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Larry Smith, the Wildcats compiled an 8–3–1 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in second place in the Pac-10, tied with Georgia in the 1985 Sun Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 252 to 146. The defense gave up an average of 12.2 points per game, the sixth best average in Division I-A. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included Alfred Jenkins with 1,767 passing yards, David Adams with 511 rushing yards, and Jon Horton with 685 receiving yards. Linebacker Byron Evans led the team with 196 total tackles.

Personnel

1985 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Max Zendejas Sr	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Arizona State

Max Zendejas kicked a school-record tying 57-yard field goal with 5:29 left to tie the game and then kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:43 left to secure the win for Arizona.