The 1985 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Doug Scovil in his fifth and final year as head coach, the Aztecs compiled an overall record of 5–6–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 conference play, placing sixth in the WAC. San Diego State played home games at Jack Murphy StadiuminSan Diego.
1985 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6–1 (3–4–1 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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No.8Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.16BYU + | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | Long Beach State* |
| W 34–14 | 30,866 | [1] |
September 21 | at No. 12 UCLA* |
| L 16–34 | 54,625 | [2] |
September 28 | Colorado State |
| W 48–23 | 14,755 | [3] |
October 5 | Stanford* |
| W 41–22 | 30,822 | [4] |
October 12 | at No. 11 BYU |
| L 0–28 | 65,407 | [5] |
October 19 | Utah |
| L 37–39 | 22,474 | [6] |
October 26 | Oregon* |
| L 37–49 | 15,432 | [7] |
November 2 | at No. 7 Air Force |
| L 10–31 | 36,503 | [8] |
November 9 | atWyoming |
| L 20–41 | 1,946 | [9] |
November 16 | UTEP |
| W 34–6 | 10,786 | [10] |
November 23 | New Mexico |
| W 55–20 | 10,343 | [11] |
November 30 | atHawaii |
| T 10–10 | 40,316 | [12] |
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The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[15]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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Webster Slaughter | Wide receiver | 2 | 43 | Cleveland Browns |
Dan Knight | Tackle | 4 | 198 | Green Bay Packers |
Vince Warren | Wide receiver | 5 | 130 | New York Giants |
The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[16]
Player | Position | First NFL team |
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Chris Davis | Linebacker | 1987 New York Giants |
Jim Laughton | Tight end | 1986 Seattle Seahawks |
Award | Player |
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Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) |
Webster Slaughter |
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) |
Doug Aronson, Off Todd Richards, Def |
Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy |
Casey Brown, Off Dan Knight, Off Mike Stevens, Def LeRoy Wardell, Def |
Most Inspirational Player | Jack Eaton |