The 1985 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 14th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning a share of their 10th consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7–1, sharing the title with Air Force. BYU was invited to the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State. The Cougars were ranked 16th in the final AP Poll with an overall record of 11–3. However they lost their first WAC game in three years to UTEP, which is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in college football history, as the Miners were 0–6 at the time the two teams played. It is tied the fifth biggest upset by points spread. It was also the last time a top ten AP poll team lost to a team 0–4 or worse until 2025 when No. 7 Penn State lost to 0–4 UCLA.
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Game summaries Vs. Boston College (Kickoff Classic)
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Robbie Bosco 35/53, 508 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT Rushing Vai Sikahema 7 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Glen Kozlowski 10 receptions, 241 yards, TDBoston College Passing Shawn Halloran 18/37, 159 yards, 3 INT Rushing Troy Stradford 21 rushes, 101 yards, TD Receiving Scott Gieselman 9 receptions, 78 yards
No. 20 UCLA
Team Category Player StatisticsUCLA Passing Matt Stevens 6/11, 113 yards Rushing Marcus Greenwood 13 rushes, 71 yards Receiving Mike Sherrard 6 receptions, 98 yardsBYU Passing Robbie Bosco 29/41, 340 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Vai Sikahema 6 rushes, 54 yards Receiving Vai Sikahema 8 receptions, 129 yards
At UTEP
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Robbie Bosco 15/34, 151 yards, TD, 4 INT Rushing Lakei Heimuli 30 rushes, 154 yards, TD Receiving Kelly Smith 7 receptions, 60 yardsUTEP Passing Sammy Garza 8/16, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing John Harvey 25 rushes, 112 yards Receiving Larry Linne 3 receptions, 56 yards
No. 4 Air Force
Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing Bart Weiss 9/18, 101 yards, TD, INT Rushing Pat Evans 18 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Randy Jones 2 receptions, 25 yards, TDBYU Passing Robbie Bosco 29/49, 343 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT Rushing Tom Tuipulotu 3 rushes, 15 yards Receiving Mark Bellini 9 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
Robbie Bosco wore number 7 in honor of injured teammate Glen Kozlowski.
Vs. No. 17 Ohio State (Florida Citrus Bowl)
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Robbie Bosco 26/50, 261 yards, TD, 4 INT Rushing Tom Tuipulotu 9 rushes, 43 yards Receiving Mark Bellini 5 receptions, 87 yardsOhio State Passing Jim Karsatos 19/35, 196 yards Rushing John Wooldridge 25 rushes, 109 yards Receiving Cris Carter 6 receptions, 85 yards
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