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1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Arkansas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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 State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 285 to 168.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Van Raaphorst with 2,200 passing yards, Mike Crawford with 684 rushing yards, Aaron Cox with 788 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Michigan State*L 3–1262,797[4]
September 21Pacific (CA)*W 27–059,538[5]
September 28No. 18 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–070,710[6]
October 5at UCLAL 17–4050,494[7]
October 12Utah*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–2771,264[8]
October 19Utah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1059,543[9]
October 26at Washington StateW 21–1614,875[10]
November 2at CaliforniaW 30–839,500[11]
November 9Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 36–767,474[12]
November 16Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1464,003[13]
November 23Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
L 13–1666,849[14]
December 22vs. Arkansas*Lorimar, USAL 17–1860,641[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1985 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1985 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "MSU manages to salvage win". The South Bend Tribune. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ASU rambles past outmanned Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sun Devils burn USC, 24–0". Ventura County Star. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UCLA handles ASU". The Daily Breeze. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Devils hold off Ute rally". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona St. rolls". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington State comeback effort falls just short". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sun Devils skin listless Bears". The Arizona Republic. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Huskies die in the desert, 36–7". The News Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sun Devils fight off Stanford comeback". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Arizona still ASU nemesis". The San Francisco Examiner. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Holiday kick is a whopper". Daily Times-Advocate. December 23, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.