1985 BYU Cougars football team

1985 BYU Cougars football
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record11–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (5th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0 12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0 11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0 8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1 4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1 5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7–1, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 11–3. Their loss to UTEP is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in college football history, with it being tied for the fifth biggest by points spread. [1]

  1. ^ "The 30 Biggest College Football Point Spread Upsets Since 1980 | The Action Network". Action Network. November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.