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 0âÂÂ6 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 0âÂÂ4 or worse until 2025 when No. 7 Penn State lost to 0âÂÂ4 UCLA.
Robbie Bosco wore number 7 in honor of injured teammate Glen Kozlowski.