American college football season
1985 Baylor Bears football |
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Liberty Bowl champion |
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Liberty Bowl, W 21–7 vs. LSU |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 15 |
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AP | No. 17 |
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Record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
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Head coach | - Grant Teaff (14th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (6th season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 4–4 |
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Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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 |
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September 7 | Wyoming* | | | | W 39–18 | 32,000 | |
September 14 | at Georgia* | | | TBS | L 14–17 | 77,190 | [1] |
September 21 | at No. 3 USC* | | | | W 20–13 | 52,544 | |
September 28 | Texas Tech | | | Raycom | W 31–0 | 36,500 | |
October 5 | at Houston | No. 19 | | HSE | W 24–21 | 25,787 | |
October 12 | at No. 16 SMU | No. 19 | | | W 21–14 | 42,112 | |
October 19 | Texas A&M | No. 14 | | | W 20–15 | 48,756 | |
October 26 | TCU![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 13 | | | W 45–0 | 42,500 | |
November 9 | at No. 10 Arkansas | No. 8 | | ABC | L 14–20 | 54,684 | |
November 16 | Rice | No. 17 | | | W 34–10 | 30,250 | |
November 23 | at Texas | No. 15 | | Raycom | L 10–17 | 78,912 | |
December 27 | vs. No. 12 LSU* | | | Katz | W 21–7 | 40,186 | [2] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1985 Baylor Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | 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
Wyoming
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At Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 1:27 | UGA | Fred Lane 33-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) | UGA 7–0 | | 2 | 3:26 | Baylor | Ralph Stockemer 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 3 | | UGA | Tim Worley 1-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) | UGA 14–7 | | UGA | Steve Crumley 42-yard field goal | UGA 17–7 | | 4 | 3:40 | Baylor | Glenn Pruitt 25-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) | UGA 17–14 | |
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At No. 3 USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | No. 3 Trojans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | USC | Hank Norman 9-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick) | Baylor 7–0 | | 2 | 2:46 | Baylor | Tom Muecke 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick) | Tied 7–7 | | Baylor | Terry Syler 39-yard field goal | Baylor 10–7 | | 3 | 9:49 | Baylor | Derrick McAdoo 22-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) | Baylor 17–7 | | 4 | | USC | Randy Tanner 19-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (kick blocked) | Baylor 17–13 | 6:06 | BAY | Terry Syler 32-yard field goal | Baylor 20–13 | |
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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 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | Baylor | ?-yard pass from Cody Carlson (kick) | Baylor 7-0 | | 3 | 9:02 | Baylor | Matt Clark 88-yard pass from Tom Muecke (kick) | Baylor 14-0 | | 3 | | Arkansas | Carl Miller 4-yard run (kick failed) | Baylor 14-6 | | 4 | | Arkansas | #32 5-yard run (pass failed) | Baylor 14-12 | | Arkansas | Luther Franklin 50-yard pass from Greg Thomas (James Rouse run) | Arkansas 20-14 | |
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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 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | LSU | Norman Jefferson 79-yard punt return (Ron Lewis kick) | LSU 7–0 | | Baylor | Matt Clark 5-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 2 | | Baylor | Terry Syler 23-yard field goal | Baylor 10–7 | | 3 | | Baylor | Terry Syler 35-yard field goal | Baylor 13–7 | | 4 | | Baylor | John Simpson 15-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Matt Clark pass from Cody Carlson) | Baylor 21–7 | |
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Rankings
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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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