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Utah State

PCAA · 1985 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–6W 19–17
4Week 4 · Sep 17Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6L 3–10
5Week 5 · Sep 24San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA2–8–1W 35–32
6Week 6 · Oct 1Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA5–7L 7–33
7Week 7 · Oct 8UNLVH2HIND PCAA5–5–1L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 30–32
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC8–4L 10–42
10Week 10 · Oct 29Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA11–0–1L 19–38
11Week 11 · Nov 5Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 7–34
12Week 12 · Nov 12BYUH2HIND WAC11–3L 0–44
14Week 14 · Nov 26New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 40–23

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
5.623
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-34+9
  • Long Beach State +6
  • San José State +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Fresno State 0
  • BYU -3
  • Arizona State -4
  • Utah -4
  • UNLV -5
  • CAL State Fullerton -5
  • Iowa State -6
  • Pacific -7

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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Regular Season Final#85Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#86Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-7
+3
-26
-7
-2
-32
-19
-27
-44
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#671980#801981#771982#581983#951984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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