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1985 Houston Cougars football team

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Texas Tech 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 3 – 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Tulsa*
L 24–3128,156[1]
September 21Washington*
L 12–2920,522[2]
September 28at Louisville*
W 49–2730,334[3]
October 5No. 19 Baylor
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
HSEL 21–2425,787[4]
October 12at Texas A&M
L 16–4355,711[5]
October 19SMU
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
HSEL 13–3721,761[6]
October 26at No. 14 Arkansas
USAL 27–5753,860[7]
November 2at TCU
W 26–2119,854[8]
November 9Texas
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomL 24–3435,821[9]
November 23Texas Tech
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 17–1614,280[10]
November 30at Rice
W 24–2016,492[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 84 Carl Hilton Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 95 T. J. Turner Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Gage, Tulsa beat Houston, 31–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies rip Coogs". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Houston whips Louisville for first win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Touchdown runs lead Bears to win". The Kilgore News Herald. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies make fewer mistakes than Cougars". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mustangs get well at Coogs' expense". The Victoria Advocate. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Razorbacks rampage past Houston, 57–27". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston escapes with 26–21 win". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Longhorns' big plays cool off Coogs 34–24". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston nudges Tech, 17–16". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars tip Owls; Landry sets mark". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 1, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1985 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.