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.

Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorDon Todd (14th season)

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1985 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 24–31	28,156	^[1]
September 21	Washington*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 12–29	20,522	^[2]
September 28	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 49–27	30,334	^[3]
October 5	No. 19 Baylor	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 21–24	25,787	^[4]
October 12	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 16–43	55,711	^[5]
October 19	SMU	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 13–37	21,761	^[6]
October 26	at No. 14 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	USA	L 27–57	53,860	^[7]
November 2	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 26–21	19,854	^[8]
November 9	Texas	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	L 24–34	35,821	^[9]
November 23	Texas Tech	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 17–16	14,280	^[10]
November 30	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 24–20	16,492	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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