1985 Baylor Bears football team

1985 Baylor Bears football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–7 vs. LSU
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (6th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Pete Fredenburg (3rd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Wyoming*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 39–18	32,000
September 14	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	L 14–17	77,190	[1]
September 21	at No. 3 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 20–13	52,544
September 28	Texas Tech		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 31–0	36,500
October 5	at Houston	No. 19	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	HSE	W 24–21	25,787
October 12	at No. 16 SMU	No. 19	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 21–14	42,112
October 19	Texas A&M	No. 14	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 20–15	48,756
October 26	TCU	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 45–0	42,500
November 9	at No. 10 Arkansas	No. 8	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ABC	L 14–20	54,684
November 16	Rice	No. 17	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 34–10	30,250
November 23	at Texas	No. 15	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 10–17	78,912
December 27	vs. No. 12 LSU*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Katz	W 21–7	40,186	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

Game summaries

Wyoming

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At Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 0 7 14 • Bulldogs 7 0 10 0 17 Date: September 14 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 77,190 Television network: WTBS

Scoring summary 1 1:27 UGA Fred Lane 33-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) UGA 7–0 2 3:26 Baylor Ralph Stockemer 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) Tied 7–7 3 UGA Tim Worley 1-yard run (Steve Crumley kick) UGA 14–7 UGA Steve Crumley 42-yard field goal UGA 17–7 4 3:40 Baylor Glenn Pruitt 25-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) UGA 17–14

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At No. 3 USC

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 0 10 7 3 20 No. 3 Trojans 7 0 0 6 13 Date: September 21 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 53,246 Referee: Larry Thompson TV announcers (Lorimar): Geoff Witcher (play-by-play) and Jim Perry (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 USC Hank Norman 9-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick) Baylor 7–0 2 2:46 Baylor Tom Muecke 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick) Tied 7–7 Baylor Terry Syler 39-yard field goal Baylor 10–7 3 9:49 Baylor Derrick McAdoo 22-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) Baylor 17–7 4 USC Randy Tanner 19-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (kick blocked) Baylor 17–13 6:06 BAY Terry Syler 32-yard field goal Baylor 20–13

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Texas Tech

Texas A&M

At No. 12 Arkansas

Baylor at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Bears 0 7 7 0 14 • No. 12 Razorbacks 0 0 6 14 20 Date: November 9 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas Game attendance: 54,684 Referee: Joe Thomas TV announcers (ABC Sports): Al Michaels (play-by-play) Source:

Scoring summary 2 Baylor ?-yard pass from Cody Carlson (kick) Baylor 7-0 3 9:02 Baylor Matt Clark 88-yard pass from Tom Muecke (kick) Baylor 14-0 3 Arkansas Carl Miller 4-yard run (kick failed) Baylor 14-6 4 Arkansas #32 5-yard run (pass failed) Baylor 14-12 Arkansas Luther Franklin 50-yard pass from Greg Thomas (James Rouse run) Arkansas 20-14

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vs No. 12 LSU (Liberty Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Tigers 7 0 0 0 7 • Bears 7 3 3 8 21 Date: December 27 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Game attendance: 40,186 Referee: Otho Kortz TV announcers (Raycom Sports): Merle Harmon (play-by-play), Bud Wilkinson (analyst) and Kevin Kiley (sportscaster) (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 LSU Norman Jefferson 79-yard punt return (Ron Lewis kick) LSU 7–0 Baylor Matt Clark 5-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick) Tied 7–7 2 Baylor Terry Syler 23-yard field goal Baylor 10–7 3 Baylor Terry Syler 35-yard field goal Baylor 13–7 4 Baylor John Simpson 15-yard pass from Cody Carlson (Matt Clark pass from Cody Carlson) Baylor 21–7

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Rankings

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References