Year: | 1985 |
Team: | Arizona State Sun Devils |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
Record: | 8–4 |
Conf Record: | 5–2 |
Head Coach: | John Cooper |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Coach: | Jim Colletto |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Larry Marmie |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Sun Devil Stadium |
Bowl: | Holiday Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 17–18 vs. Arkansas |
The 1985 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 285 to 168.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Van Raaphorst with 2,200 passing yards, Mike Crawford with 684 rushing yards, Aaron Cox with 788 receiving yards.[3]