1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. This year was Barry Switzer's 13th season as head coach. The Sooners ended this season with 11 wins and a sole loss coming to the Miami Hurricanes in Norman, in a game in which the Sooners lost starting quarterback Troy Aikman for the season. The Sooners were forced to place their trust in lightning-quick true freshman quarterback Jamelle Holieway and a physical defense featuring three All-Americans, who led them to a Big 8 Conference title and a national championship. This was Oklahoma's sixth national championship and 34th conference championship in school history.

1985 Oklahoma Sooners football
Consensus national champion
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–10 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Donnan (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (5th season)
Base defense5–2
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 11 Nebraska 6 1 09 3 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 08 4 0
Colorado 4 3 07 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 05 6 0
Kansas 2 5 06 6 0
Kansas State 1 6 01 10 0
Missouri 1 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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