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SWC · 1985 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
124
1903–2026
All-Time Record
777–499–44
0.605 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1917, 1939
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–2–1L 10–23
5Week 5 · Sep 24LOUISIANA MONROEUnranked—W 31–17
6Week 6 · Oct 1Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5W 45–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7W 28–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC4–7W 43–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–3L 15–20
10Week 10 · Oct 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–8W 43–28
11Week 11 · Nov 5SMUH2HIND SWC6–5W 19–17
13Week 13 · Nov 19Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2W 10–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 53–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4W 42–10
19Final · Jan 7Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–4W 36–16

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
1.295
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+47
-5+52
  • Arkansas +10
  • Texas +8
  • Auburn +8
  • Tulsa +6
  • SMU +6
  • Texas Tech +4
  • Houston +4
  • Rice +3
  • TCU +3
  • Alabama -2
  • Baylor -3

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 #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+14
+35
+1
+27
-5
+15
+2
+4
+47
+32
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#871980#511981#681982#561983#571984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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