1985 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1985 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1985 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1985 record5–6–1 (3–4–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 16 BYU + 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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by head coach Doug Scovil, in his fifth and last year, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1]> in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of five wins, six losses and one tie (5–6–1, 3–4–1 WAC).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14Long Beach State[note 2]*
W 34–1430,866[1]
September 21at No. 12 UCLA*
L 16–3454,625[2]
September 28Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 48–2314,755[3]
October 5Stanford*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 41–2230,822[4]
October 12at No. 11 BYU
L 0–2865,407[5]
October 19Utah
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
L 37–3922,474[6]
October 26Oregon*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
L 37–4915,432[7]
November 2at No. 7 Air Force
L 10–3136,503[8]
November 9at Wyoming
L 20–411,946[9]
November 16UTEP
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 34–610,786[10]
November 23New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 55–2010,343[11]
November 30at Hawaii
T 10–1040,316[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Webster SlaughterWide receiver243Cleveland Browns
Dan KnightTackle4198Green Bay Packers
Vince WarrenWide receiver5130New York Giants

The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Chris DavisLinebacker1987 New York Giants
Jim LaughtonTight end1986 Seattle Seahawks

Team awards
AwardPlayer
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 PlayerJack Eaton

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Notes
  1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
  2. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References
  1. A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1986.
  2. Steve Dolan (September 22, 1985). "Aztecs Watch as Ball Bounces in UCLA's Favor, 34-16". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Steve Dolan (September 29, 1985). "Aztecs, Hardy Run Away From Colorado State, 48-23". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Steve Dolan (October 6, 1985). "Santos Helps Aztecs Beat Stanford". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BYU 1986 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. "Utah 1986 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. Steve Dolan (October 27, 1985). "Aztecs Get Help From Quarterbacks, but Not Defense in 49-37 Loss". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Steve Dolan (November 3, 1985). "Aztecs' Passes Are Gone With Wind in Air Force Loss". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Steve Dolan (November 10, 1985). "Minus 9 Players, Wyoming (2-7) Is Too Much for SDSU". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  11. Steve Dolan (November 24, 1985). "SDSU Posts Some Big Numbers in 55-20 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. "San Diego State 1985 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. "1986 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  16. "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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