1985 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6–1 (3–4–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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 Stadium in San Diego.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Long Beach State*
W 34–1430,866[1]
September 21at No. 12 UCLA*
L 16–3454,625[2]
September 28Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 48–2314,755[3]
October 5Stanford*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 41–2230,822[4]
October 12at No. 11 BYU
L 0–2865,407[5]
October 19Utahdagger
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 37–3922,474[6]
October 26Oregon*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
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, CA
W 34–610,786[10]
November 23New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 55–2010,343[11]
November 30at Hawaii
T 10–1040,316[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP 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]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
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
Chris Davis Linebacker 1987 New York Giants
Jim Laughton Tight end 1986 Seattle Seahawks

Team awards

Award Player
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

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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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  5. ^ "BYU 1986 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. 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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. 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.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "San Diego State 1985 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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