1985 Baylor Bears football team

The 1985 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference to Texas A&M, although Baylor won the head-to-head matchup with the Aggies that season. A highlight of the season included a win at USC in week 3 when the Trojans were ranked in the top 5.

1985 Baylor Bears football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–7 vs. LSU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (6th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (3rd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $7101020
No. 12 Arkansas6201020
No. 17 Baylor620930
Texas620840
SMU530650
Houston350470
Rice260380
Texas Tech170470
TCU080380
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Wyoming*W 39–1832,000
September 14at Georgia*TBSL 14–1777,190[1]
September 21at No. 3 USC*W 20–1352,544
September 28Texas Tech
RaycomW 31–036,500
October 5at HoustonNo. 19HSEW 24–2125,787
October 12at No. 16 SMUNo. 19W 21–1442,112
October 19Texas A&MNo. 14
W 20–1548,756
October 26TCU No. 13
W 45–042,500
November 9at No. 10 ArkansasNo. 8ABCL 14–2054,684
November 16RiceNo. 17
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 34–1030,250
November 23at TexasNo. 15RaycomL 10–1778,912
December 27vs. No. 12 LSU*KatzW 21–740,186[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Baylor Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C51John AdickesJr
QB14Cody CarlsonJr
QB10Tom MueckeSr
WR26Derrick McAdooJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SAnthony Coleman  Jr
DBRon FrancisJr
CBJohnny ThomasJr
FS27Thomas EverettJr
LB57Ray BerryJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PRobert SawyerSr
PK32Jim MuellerJr
KTerry Syler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Wyoming

[3]

At Georgia

1234Total
Bears070714
Bulldogs7010017
 

[4]

At No. 3 USC

1234Total
Bears0107320
No. 3 Trojans700613
  

[5]

Texas Tech

Texas A&M

At No. 12 Arkansas

Baylor at Arkansas
1234Total
No. 11 Bears077014
No. 12 Razorbacks0061420
  • Source:
 

[6]

vs No. 12 LSU (Liberty Bowl)

1234Total
No. 12 Tigers70007
Bears733821
 

[7]

Rankings

[8]

References

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