1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1985
Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at Michigan State*L 3–12
September 21
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • W 27–0
    September 28No. 18 USC
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 24–070,710
    October 5at UCLAL 17–4050,494
    October 12Utah*
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 34–2771,264
    October 19Utah State*
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 42–1059,543
    October 26at Washington StateW 21–1614,875
    November 2at CaliforniaW 30–8
    November 9Washington
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 36–767,474
    November 16Stanford
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 21–1464,003
    November 23Arizona
    L 13–16
    December 22vs.
    Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl
  • )
    L 17–1860,641
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      Coaches' Poll
      released prior to the game

    References

    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.