1985 Utah State Aggies football team

1985 Utah State Aggies football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–8 (3–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Fresno State $ 7 0 0 11 0 1
Cal State Fullerton 5 2 0 6 5 0
UNLV 4 2 1 5 5 1
Long Beach State 4 3 0 6 6 0
Utah State 3 4 0 3 8 0
San Jose State 2 4 1 2 8 1
Pacific (CA) 2 5 0 5 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1985 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Chris Pella and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–4 PCAA).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Long Beach StateW 19–178,621[1]
September 14at Iowa State*L 3–1042,455[2]
September 21San Jose StateW 35–329,754[3]
September 28at Pacific (CA)L 7–3315,000[4]
October 5at UNLVL 7–1413,982[5]
October 12Cal State Fullerton
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 30–329,047[6]
October 19at Arizona State*L 10–4259,543[7]
October 26Fresno State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 19–3810,702[8]
November 2at Utah*L 7–3430,124[9]
November 9No. 18 BYU*
L 0–4429,024[10]
November 23at New Mexico StateW 40–235,278[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Aggies kick new season into gear nip Long Beach State, 19–17". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Error-prone Iowa State beats Aggies". The Sioux City Journal. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SJS scores 32 points, but loses". The Peninsula Times Tribune. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pacific rocks Aggies, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penalty-plagued Aggies miss chance to beat UNLV". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ John Weyler (October 13, 1985). "Jan, Strandley lift Fullerton to 32–30 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona St. rolls". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Williams lifts Fresno State past Utah State 38–19". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tucker leads Ute scalping of USU". The Daily Herald. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU beats Utah St. 44–0 in snow storm". South Idaho Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utah St. rolls past N.M. State". The Daily Spectrum. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1985 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2018" (PDF). Retrieved December 17, 2020.