1985 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6–1 (3–4–1 WAC)
Headcoach
- Doug Scovil (5th season)
HomestadiumJack Murphy Stadium
| 1985 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6–1 (3–4–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Long Beach State* | W 34–14 | 30,866 | [1] | |
| September 21 | at No. 12 UCLA* | L 16–34 | 54,625 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Colorado State |
| W 48–23 | 14,755 | [3] |
| October 5 | Stanford* |
| W 41–22 | 30,822 | [4] |
| October 12 | at No. 11 BYU | L 0–28 | 65,407 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Utah |
| L 37–39 | 22,474 | [6] |
| October 26 | Oregon* |
| L 37–49 | 15,432 | [7] |
| November 2 | at No. 7 Air Force | L 10–31 | 36,503 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Wyoming | L 20–41 | 1,946 | [9] | |
| November 16 | UTEP |
| W 34–6 | 10,786 | [10] |
| November 23 | New Mexico |
| W 55–20 | 10,343 | [11] |
| November 30 | at Hawaii | T 10–10 | 40,316 | [12] | |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Chris Davis | Linebacker | 1987 New York Giants |
| Jim Laughton | Tight end | 1986 Seattle Seahawks |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| 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 |
