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1985 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 16–24 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (4th season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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 Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to Air Force in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 217:00 p.m.Missouri*
W 21–1776,437[1]
September 282:30 p.m.at Stanford*
CBSW 38–3453,000[2]
October 57:00 p.m.RiceNo. 20
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 44–1669,471[3]
October 1212:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 17
HSEL 7–1475,587[4]
October 192:30 p.m.at No. 4 Arkansas
ABCW 15–1353,212[5]
October 262:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 19
L 14–4456,874[6]
November 212:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 34–2165,137[7]
November 912:00 p.m.at Houston
RaycomW 34–2435,821[8]
November 161:00 p.m.TCU
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–066,397[9]
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 15 Baylor
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 17–1078,912[10]
November 287:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas A&MNo. 18
ESPNL 10–4277,607[11]
December 311:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 Air Force*
LorimarL 16–2442,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

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1985 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Todd Dodge Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Texas pushes past pesky Missouri, 21–17". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas ekes out victory". The Kilgore News Herald. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Horns rout Owls, 44–16". Longview Morning Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sooners stuff Longhorns". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas rides Ward's toe". The Orange Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Turnovers cost Horns in SMU win". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stafford directs Longhorns to win over Red Raiders". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns' big plays cool off Coogs 34–24". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas stays in race for Cotton with 20–0 win over hapless Horned Frogs". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns frustrate Bears again, 17–10". The Paris News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ags axe Texas, Cotton Bowl-bound". The Monitor. November 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Air Force downs Longhorns, 24–16". The Victoria Advocate. January 1, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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