1985 Houston Cougars football team

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1985 Houston Cougars football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Don Todd (14th season)
Home stadium Houston Astrodome
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 2 010 2 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 2 09 3 0
Texas 6 2 08 4 0
SMU 5 3 06 5 0
Houston 3 5 04 7 0
Rice 2 6 03 8 0
Texas Tech 1 7 04 7 0
TCU 0 8 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 24th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in sixth. Houston finished the season with a record of 4–7.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at Tulsa *L 24–3128,156
September 21 Washington *L 12–2920,522
September 28at Louisville *W 49–2730,334
October 5No. 19 Baylor
HSE L 21–2425,787
October 12at Texas A&M L 16–4355,711
October 19 SMU
HSEL 13–3721,761
October 26at No. 14 Arkansas USA L 27–5753,860
November 2at TCU W 26–2119,854
November 9 Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
Raycom L 24–3435,821
November 23 Texas Tech
W 17–1614,280
November 30at Rice
W 24–2016,492
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 Carl Hilton Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 95 T. J. Turner Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "1985 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.