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Baylor

SWC · 1985 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC3–8W 39–18
4Week 4 · Sep 17Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–3–2L 14–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24USCH2HPAC6–6W 20–13
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7W 31–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC4–7W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 15SMUH2HIND SWC6–5W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2W 20–15
10Week 10 · Oct 29TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 45–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 14–20
13Week 13 · Nov 19Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–8W 34–10
14Week 14 · Nov 26Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4L 10–17
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31LSUH2HSEC9–2–1W 21–7

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
1.604
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-9+48
  • Texas A&M +10
  • LSU +9
  • USC +6
  • SMU +6
  • Texas Tech +4
  • Houston +4
  • Wyoming +3
  • TCU +3
  • Rice +3
  • Arkansas -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Texas -4

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-3
+7
+31
+3
+7
+5
+45
-6
+24
-7
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#131980#771981#721982#391983#521984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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