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 coachBill Yeoman (24th season)
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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Tulsa*
L 24–31
September 21Washington*L 12–29
September 28at Louisville*
W 49–27
October 5No. 19 Baylor
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–24
October 12at Texas A&ML 16–43
October 19SMU
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 13–37
October 26at No. 14 ArkansasL 27–57
November 2at TCUW 26–21
November 9Texas
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 24–34
November 23Texas Tech
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 17–16
November 30at Rice
W 24–20
  • *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
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References

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