1985 Texas Longhorns football team

1985 Texas Longhorns football
1985 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 16–24 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	David McWilliams (4th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 77,809)
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

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.

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Missouri*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 21–17	76,437
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	W 38–34	53,000
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 20	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 44–16	69,471
October 12	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 17	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	HSE	L 7–14	75,587
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 15–13	53,212
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 19	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		L 14–44	56,874
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Texas Tech		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 34–21	65,137
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	W 34–24	35,821
November 16	1:00 p.m.	TCU		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 20–0	66,397
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 17–10	78,912
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas A&M	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–42	77,607
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Air Force*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Lorimar	L 16–24	42,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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