# 1985 BYU Cougars football team

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. Their loss to UTEP is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in college football history, with it being tied for the fifth biggest by points spread.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result |
| August 29 | vs. Boston College* | No. 10 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) | Raycom | W 28–14 |
| September 7 | No. 20 UCLA* | No. 8 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah | ESPN | L 24–27 |
| September 14 | Washington* | No. 16 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah | ABC | W 31–3 |
| September 21 | at Temple* | No. 13 | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia | KSL (1 hour tape delay) | W 26–24 |
| October 5 | at Colorado State | No. 15 | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, Colorado | | W 42–7 |
| October 12 | San Diego State | No. 11 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah | | W 28–0 |
| October 19 | at New Mexico | No. 9 | University StadiumAlbuquerque, New Mexico | KSL | W 45–23 |
| October 26 | at UTEP | No. 7 | Sun BowlEl Paso, Texas | | L 16–23 |
| November 2 | Wyoming | No. 17 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah | | W 59–0 |
| November 9 | at Utah State* | No. 18 | Romney StadiumLogan, Utah (The Old Wagon Wheel) | KSL | W 44–0 |
| November 16 | No. 4 Air Force | No. 16 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah | KSL | W 28–21 |
| November 23 | Utah | No. 11 | Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah (Holy War) | | W 38–28 |
| December 7 | at Hawaii | No. 9 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | | W 26–6 |
| December 28 | vs. No. 17 Ohio State* | No. 9 | Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) | NBC | L 7–10 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Boston College (Kickoff Classic)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: August 29
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,227
* Box score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 35/53, 508 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Vai Sikahema | 7 rushes, 27 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Glen Kozlowski | 10 receptions, 241 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Passing | Shawn Halloran | 18/37, 159 yards, 3 INT |
| Boston College | Rushing | Troy Stradford | 21 rushes, 101 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Receiving | Scott Gieselman | 9 receptions, 78 yards |

### No. 20 UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Bruins | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| No. 8 Cougars | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 5:45 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,455
* Box score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Matt Stevens | 6/11, 113 yards |
| UCLA | Rushing | Marcus Greenwood | 13 rushes, 71 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Mike Sherrard | 6 receptions, 98 yards |
| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 29/41, 340 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Vai Sikahema | 6 rushes, 54 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Vai Sikahema | 8 receptions, 129 yards |

### At UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Cougars | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Miners | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
* Date: October 26
* Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 22,121
* Box score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 15/34, 151 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Lakei Heimuli | 30 rushes, 154 yards, TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Kelly Smith | 7 receptions, 60 yards |
| UTEP | Passing | Sammy Garza | 8/16, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UTEP | Rushing | John Harvey | 25 rushes, 112 yards |
| UTEP | Receiving | Larry Linne | 3 receptions, 56 yards |

### No. 4 Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 16 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
* Date: November 16
* Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,393
* Box score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Air Force | Passing | Bart Weiss | 9/18, 101 yards, TD, INT |
| Air Force | Rushing | Pat Evans | 18 rushes, 65 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Randy Jones | 2 receptions, 25 yards, TD |
| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 29/49, 343 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Tom Tuipulotu | 3 rushes, 15 yards |
| BYU | 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)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 17 Buckeyes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
* Date: December 28
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. MST/10:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,920
* Referee: Vincent Price
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph, Dave Rowe, and Tom Hammond
* Box score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 26/50, 261 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Tom Tuipulotu | 9 rushes, 43 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Mark Bellini | 5 receptions, 87 yards |
| Ohio State | Passing | Jim Karsatos | 19/35, 196 yards |
| Ohio State | Rushing | John Wooldridge | 25 rushes, 109 yards |
| Ohio State | Receiving | Cris Carter | 6 receptions, 85 yards |