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Arizona State

PAC · 1985 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–5L 3–12
5Week 5 · Sep 24Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA5–7W 27–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1USCH2HPAC6–6W 24–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8UCLAH2HPAC9–2–1L 17–40
8Week 8 · Oct 15Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4W 34–27
9Week 9 · Oct 22Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 42–10
10Week 10 · Oct 29Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–7W 21–16
11Week 11 · Nov 5California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC4–7W 30–8
12Week 12 · Nov 12Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–5W 36–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–7W 21–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–3–1L 13–16
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 17–18

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.956
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-12+41
  • Utah +8
  • Washington +7
  • USC +6
  • Pacific +5
  • Washington State +4
  • California +4
  • Stanford +4
  • Utah State +3
  • UCLA -2
  • Arkansas -2
  • Arizona -3
  • Michigan State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-9
+27
+24
-23
+7
+32
+5
+22
+29
+7
-3
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#311980#91981#111982#471983#551984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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