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1985 Stanford Cardinal football team

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1985 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Mannini (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 2 0 9 2 1
Arizona 5 2 0 8 3 1
Arizona State 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 5 0
USC 5 3 0 6 6 0
Oregon 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 3 5 0 4 7 0
Stanford 3 5 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 8 0
California 2 7 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Elway, the Cardinal compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14San Jose State*W 41–768,000[1]
September 211:00 pmat OregonL 28–4533,494[2]
September 282:30 pmTexas*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
CBSL 34–3853,000[3]
October 5at San Diego State*L 22–4130,822[4]
October 121:30 pmUCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
CBSL 9–3463,000[5]
October 19at USCL 6–3056,837[6]
October 26Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 28–1740,000[7]
November 212:30 pmat WashingtonL 0–3458,625[8]
November 95:00 pmOregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
TBSW 24–3926,000[9]
November 165:00 pmat Arizona StateTBSL 14–2164,003[10]
November 231:00 pmCalifornia
W 24–2284,876[11]

Roster

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1985 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT John Barnes Sr
TE Greg Baty Sr
OT Robbie Coffin So
WR Henry Green So
TB Thomas Henley Jr
WR Jeff James Jr
C Kurt Josephson Sr
OT Jeff Marchin So
WR Carl Morris So
FB 25 Brad Muster Jr
OL Tom Nye Sr
QB 14 John Paye Jr
TB Kevin Scott Jr
OL Andy Sinclair So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OLB Kurt Colehower Jr
CB Toi Cook Jr
ILB Jack Gilmete Sr
CB Walt Harris Sr
FS Mark Hashimoto Sr
DB Brad Humphreys So
DT Tony Leiker Jr
DT Joe Lortie Jr
OLB Tom Prukop Sr
DT Sean Scheller Jr
ILB Matt Soderlund Sr
SS Sam Sutherland So
NG Eric Volta So
ILB 92 Dave Wyman Injured  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Doug Robison
K David Sweeney
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Walsh – Running back
  • Dave BaldwinWide receiver
  • Otto Kofler – Tight end
  • Tony Yelovich – Offensive line
  • Dick Mannini – Defensive Coordinator & secondary
  • Tony SamuelDefensive line
  • Larry Kerr – Inside linebacker & special teams
  • Sonny LubickOutside linebacker

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

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  1. ^ "Stanford rolls past Spartans". The Sacramento Bee. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ducks explode past Stanford". The Columbian. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas ekes out victory". The Kilgore News Herald. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. ^ "UCLA rips Stanford 34–9; Muster gone?". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tollner impressed as Trojans rip Stanford". Daily Times-Advocate. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford shocks Arizona". The San Francisco Examiner. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies score shutout over Stanford". Tri-City Herald. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Muster, defense help Stanford rip Beavers". The Modesto Bee. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sun Devils fight off Stanford comeback". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stanford holds off Cal rally to win Big Game". Statesman Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UO-Stanford lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 21, 1985. p. 2B.
  13. ^ "OSU-Stanford lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 9, 1985. p. 4C.