Year: | 1985 |
Team: | BYU Cougars |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Coachrank: | 17 |
Aprank: | 16 |
Record: | 11–3 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | LaVell Edwards |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Off Coach: | Roger French |
Oc Year: | 5th |
Off Scheme: | West Coast |
Def Coach: | Dick Felt |
Dc Year: | 11th |
Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
Stadium: | Cougar Stadium |
Champion: | WAC co-champion |
Bowl: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 7–10 vs. Ohio State |
The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7 - 1, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 11 - 3. Their loss to UTEP is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in college football history, with it being tied for the fifth biggest by points spread. [1]
Robbie Bosco wore number 7 in honor of injured teammate Glen Kozlowski