1985 BYU Cougars football team

The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 71, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 113.

1985 BYU Cougars football
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
1985 record113 (71 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0  12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0  11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0  8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1  4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0  5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1  5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0  3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0  3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResult
August 29vs. Boston College*No. 10W 28–14
September 7No. 20 UCLA*No. 8L 24–27
September 14Washington*No. 16
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 31–3
September 21at Temple*No. 13W 26–24
October 5at Colorado StateNo. 15W 42–7
October 12San Diego StateNo. 11
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 28–0
October 19at New MexicoNo. 9W 45–23
October 26at UTEPNo. 7L 16–23
November 2WyomingNo. 17
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 59–0
November 9at Utah State*No. 18W 44–0
November 16No. 4 Air ForceNo. 16
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 28–21
November 23UtahNo. 11
W 38–28
December 7at HawaiiNo. 9W 26–6
December 28vs. No. 17 Ohio State*No. 9NBCL 7–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • LB #53 Cary Whittingham, Sr.

References


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