1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1985 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The team was led by head coach Jackie Sherrill, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–1 SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory over Auburn in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	at #20 Alabama*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	L 10–23	74,697
September 21	Northeast Louisiana*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 31–17	46,851
September 28	Tulsa*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 45–10	44,593
October 5	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)		W 28–27	50,148
October 12	Houston		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 43–16	55,711
October 19	at #14 Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 15–20	48,500
October 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 43–28	41,195
November 2	#19 SMU		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 19–17	54,597
November 16	#9 Arkansas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 10–6	58,632
November 23	at TCU	#19	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 53–6	38,782
November 28	#18 Texas	#15	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–10	77,607
January 1	vs. #16 Auburn*	#11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 36–16	73,137
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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