1985 Stanford Cardinal football team

1985 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Mannini (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 41–7	68,000
September 21	1:00 pm	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 28–45	33,494
September 28	2:30 pm	Texas*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	L 34–38	53,000
October 5		at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		L 22–41	30,822
October 12	1:30 pm	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CBS	L 9–34	63,000
October 19		at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		L 6–30	56,837
October 26		Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 28–17	40,000
November 2	12:30 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 0–34	54,041
November 9	5:00 pm	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	TBS	W 24–39	26,000
November 16	5:00 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	TBS	L 14–21	64,003
November 23	1:00 pm	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)		W 24–22	84,876
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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   Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Doug Robison K David Sweeney	Head coach Jack Elway (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimmy Walsh – Running back Dave Baldwin – Wide receiver Otto Kofler – Tight end Tony Yelovich – Offensive line Dick Mannini – Defensive Coordinator & secondary Tony Samuel – Defensive line Larry Kerr – Inside linebacker & special teams Sonny Lubick – Outside linebacker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt