1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Arkansas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 UCLA $6–2–09–2–1
Arizona5–2–08–3–1
Arizona State5–2–08–4–0
Washington5–3–07–5–0
USC5–3–06–6–0
Oregon3–4–05–6–0
Washington State3–5–04–7–0
Stanford3–5–04–7–0
Oregon State2–6–03–8–0
California2–7–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Michigan State*
L 3–1262,797[4]
September 21Pacific (CA)*
W 27–059,538[5]
September 28No. 18 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–070,710[6]
October 5at UCLA
L 17–4050,494[7]
October 12Utah*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–2771,264[8]
October 19Utah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1059,543[9]
October 26at Washington State
W 21–1614,875[10]
November 2at California
W 30–839,500[11]
November 9Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 36–767,474[12]
November 16Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1464,003[13]
November 23Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
L 13–1666,849[14]
December 22vs. Arkansas*
Lorimar, USAL 17–1860,641[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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.
  4. "MSU manages to salvage win". The South Bend Tribune. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "ASU rambles past outmanned Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sun Devils burn USC, 24–0". Ventura County Star. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UCLA handles ASU". The Daily Breeze. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Devils hold off Ute rally". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Arizona St. rolls". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Washington State comeback effort falls just short". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Sun Devils skin listless Bears". The Arizona Republic. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Huskies die in the desert, 36–7". The News Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Sun Devils fight off Stanford comeback". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Arizona still ASU nemesis". The San Francisco Examiner. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Holiday kick is a whopper". Daily Times-Advocate. December 23, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.