1985 Houston Cougars football team

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.

1985 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1985 record47 (35 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7at Tulsa*L 24–31 28,156
September 21Washington*L 12–29 20,522
September 28at Louisville*W 49–27 30,334
October 5No. 19 Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
HSEL 21–24 25,787
October 12at Texas A&ML 16–43 55,711
October 19SMU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
HSEL 13–37 21,761
October 26at No. 14 ArkansasUSAL 27–57 53,860
November 2at TCUW 26–21 19,854
November 9Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 24–34 35,821
November 23Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 17–16 14,280
November 30at RiceW 24–20 16,492
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

Roster

1985 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
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
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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