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1985 Houston Cougars football team

1985 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Todd (14th season)
Home stadiumHouston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at Tulsa*
L 24–3128,156
September 21Washington*
L 12–2920,522
September 28at Louisville*
W 49–2730,334
October 5No. 19 Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
HSEL 21–2425,787
October 12at Texas A&M
L 16–4355,711
October 19SMU
HSEL 13–3721,761
October 26at No. 14 Arkansas
USAL 27–5753,860
November 2at TCU
W 26–2119,854
November 9Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
RaycomL 24–3435,821
November 23Texas 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

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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

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


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