1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1985 Oklahoma Sooners football
Consensus national champion
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–10 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Donnan (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (5th season)
Base defense5–2
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 11 Nebraska 6 1 0 9 3 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 0 8 4 0
Colorado 4 3 0 7 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Kansas 2 5 0 6 6 0
Kansas State 1 6 0 1 10 0
Missouri 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. This year was Barry Switzer's 13th season as head coach. The Sooners ended this season with 11 wins and a sole loss coming to the Miami Hurricanes in Norman, in a game in which the Sooners lost starting quarterback Troy Aikman for the season. The Sooners were forced to place their trust in lightning-quick true freshman quarterback Jamelle Holieway and a physical defense featuring three All-Americans, who led them to a Big 8 Conference title and a national championship. This was Oklahoma's sixth national championship and 34th conference championship in school history.[1]

  1. ^ "University of Oklahoma Official 1985 Championship Page". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.