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
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

Schedule

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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

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1985 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 51 John Adickes Jr
QB 14 Cody Carlson Jr
QB 10 Tom Muecke Sr
WR 26 Derrick McAdoo Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S Anthony Coleman   Jr
DB Ron Francis Jr
CB Johnny Thomas Jr
FS 27 Thomas Everett Jr
LB 57 Ray Berry Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Robert Sawyer Sr
PK 32 Jim Mueller Jr
K Terry Syler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

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Wyoming

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At Georgia

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1 234Total
Bears 0 707 14
Bulldogs 7 0100 17
 

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At No. 3 USC

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1 234Total
Bears 0 1073 20
No. 3 Trojans 7 006 13
  

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Texas Tech

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Texas A&M

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At No. 12 Arkansas

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Baylor at Arkansas
1 234Total
No. 11 Bears 0 770 14
No. 12 Razorbacks 0 0614 20
  • Source:
 

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vs No. 12 LSU (Liberty Bowl)

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1 234Total
No. 12 Tigers 7 000 7
Bears 7 338 21
 

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulldogs take big bite out of Baylor". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Baylor dominates LSU in Liberty Bowl, 21–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 28, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Big plays ruined Wyoming bid". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. September 9, 1985. p. 24.
  4. ^ "Georgia 17, Baylor 14". UPI Archives. September 14, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Unranked Baylor Tops USC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arkansas Overcomes Baylor". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "BAYLOR TOPS L.S.U. IN THE LIBERTY BOWL". The New York Times. December 28, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alabama 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.