American college football season
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.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 Wyoming * W 39–1832,000
September 14 at Georgia * TBS L 14–1777,190 [ 1]
September 21 at No. 3 USC * W 20–1352,544
September 28 Texas Tech Raycom W 31–036,500
October 5 at Houston No. 19 HSE W 24–2125,787
October 12 at No. 16 SMU No. 19 W 21–1442,112
October 19 Texas A&M No. 14 W 20–1548,756
October 26 TCU No. 13 W 45–042,500
November 9 at No. 10 Arkansas No. 8 ABC L 14–2054,684
November 16 Rice No. 17 W 34–1030,250
November 23 at Texas No. 15 Raycom L 10–1778,912
December 27 vs. No. 12 LSU * Katz W 21–740,186 [ 2]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1985 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Wyoming
[ 3]
At Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
7 0 7
14
• Bulldogs
7
0 10 0
17
[ 4]
At No. 3 USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
0
10 7 3
20
No. 3 Trojans
7
0 0 6
13
[ 5]
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
At No. 12 Arkansas
Baylor at Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Bears
0
7 7 0
14
• No. 12 Razorbacks
0
0 6 14
20
[ 6]
vs No. 12 LSU (Liberty Bowl)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Tigers
7
0 0 0
7
• Bears
7
3 3 8
21
[ 7]
Rankings
[ 8]
References
^ "Bulldogs take big bite out of Baylor" . Anderson Independent-Mail . September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Baylor dominates LSU in Liberty Bowl, 21–7" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . December 28, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big plays ruined Wyoming bid". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph . September 9, 1985. p. 24.
^ "Georgia 17, Baylor 14" . UPI Archives . September 14, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Unranked Baylor Tops USC" . The Orlando Sentinel . September 21, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Arkansas Overcomes Baylor" . The New York Times . November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "BAYLOR TOPS L.S.U. IN THE LIBERTY BOWL" . The New York Times . December 28, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Alabama 1985 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
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