1985 Baylor Bears football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–7 vs. LSU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 17 Baylor 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
SMU 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Texas Tech 1 –7 –04 –7 –0
TCU 0 –8 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference to Texas A&M, although Baylor won the head-to-head matchup with the Aggies that season. A highlight of the season included a win at USC in week 3 when the Trojans were ranked in the top 5.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Wyoming*
W 39–1832,000
September 14at Georgia*
TBSL 14–1777,190[1]
September 21at No. 3 USC*
W 20–1352,544
September 28Texas Tech
RaycomW 31–036,500
October 5at HoustonNo. 19
HSEW 24–2125,787
October 12at No. 16 SMUNo. 19
W 21–1442,112
October 19Texas A&MNo. 14
W 20–1548,756
October 26TCUdaggerNo. 13
W 45–042,500
November 9at No. 10 ArkansasNo. 8
ABCL 14–2054,684
November 16RiceNo. 17
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 34–1030,250
November 23at TexasNo. 15
RaycomL 10–1778,912
December 27vs. No. 12 LSU*
KatzW 21–740,186[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 51 John Adickes Jr
QB 14 Cody Carlson Jr
QB 10 Tom Muecke Sr
WR 26 Derrick McAdoo Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Ron Francis Jr
CB Johnny Thomas Jr
FS 27 Thomas Everett Jr
LB 57 Ray Berry Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Robert Sawyer Sr
PK 32 Jim Mueller Jr
K Terry Syler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Wyoming

[3]

At Georgia

1 234Total
Bears 0 707 14
• Bulldogs 7 0100 17
 
Scoring summary
11:27UGAFred Lane 33-yard run (Steve Crumley kick)UGA 7–0
23:26BaylorRalph Stockemer 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Tied 7–7
3UGATim Worley 1-yard run (Steve Crumley kick)UGA 14–7
UGASteve Crumley 42-yard field goalUGA 17–7
43:40BaylorGlenn Pruitt 25-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick)UGA 17–14

[4]

At No. 3 USC

1 234Total
• Bears 0 1073 20
No. 3 Trojans 7 006 13
  
Scoring summary
1USCHank Norman 9-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick)Baylor 7–0
22:46BaylorTom Muecke 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Tied 7–7
BaylorTerry Syler 39-yard field goalBaylor 10–7
39:49BaylorDerrick McAdoo 22-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 17–7
4USCRandy Tanner 19-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (kick blocked)Baylor 17–13
6:06BAYTerry Syler 32-yard field goalBaylor 20–13

[5]

Texas Tech

Texas A&M

At No. 12 Arkansas

Baylor at Arkansas
1 234Total
No. 11 Bears 0 770 14
• No. 12 Razorbacks 0 0614 20
  • Source:
 
Scoring summary
2Baylor?-yard pass from Cody Carlson (kick)Baylor 7-0
39:02BaylorMatt Clark 88-yard pass from Tom Muecke (kick)Baylor 14-0
3ArkansasCarl Miller 4-yard run (kick failed)Baylor 14-6
4Arkansas#32 5-yard run (pass failed)Baylor 14-12
ArkansasLuther Franklin 50-yard pass from Greg Thomas (James Rouse run)Arkansas 20-14

[6]

vs No. 12 LSU (Liberty Bowl)

1 234Total
No. 12 Tigers 7 000 7
• Bears 7 338 21
 
Scoring summary
1LSUNorman Jefferson 79-yard punt return (Ron Lewis kick)LSU 7–0
BaylorMatt Clark 5-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick)Tied 7–7
2BaylorTerry Syler 23-yard field goalBaylor 10–7
3BaylorTerry Syler 35-yard field goalBaylor 13–7
4BaylorJohn Simpson 15-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Matt Clark pass from Cody Carlson)Baylor 21–7

[7]

Rankings

[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs take big bite out of Baylor". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Baylor dominates LSU in Liberty Bowl, 21–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 28, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Big plays ruined Wyoming bid". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. September 9, 1985. p. 24.
  4. ↑ "Georgia 17, Baylor 14". UPI Archives. September 14, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Unranked Baylor Tops USC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Arkansas Overcomes Baylor". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "BAYLOR TOPS L.S.U. IN THE LIBERTY BOWL". The New York Times. December 28, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Alabama 1985 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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