1985 Houston
4–7 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Yeoman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisville 49–27Sep 28
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Tulsa | L 24–31 | 39% |
| Sep 21 | vs Washington | L 12–29 | 46% |
| Sep 28 | at Louisville | W 49–27 | 63% |
| Oct 5 | vs 19Baylor | L 21–24 | 47% |
| Oct 12 | at Texas A&M | L 16–43 | 34% |
| Oct 19 | vs SMU | L 13–37 | 38% |
| Oct 26 | at 14Arkansas | L 27–57 | 19% |
| Nov 2 | at TCU | W 26–21 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | vs Texas | L 24–34 | 41% |
| Nov 23 | vs Texas Tech | W 17–16 | 57% |
| Nov 30 | at Rice | W 24–20 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rice 24–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 253–339
- Coach
- Bill Yeoman
- Elo
- 1461 −70 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.1 No. 83 of 106; offense No. 46, defense No. 96
- SRS
- −7.1 No. 74 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Don Todd
- Captains
- Todd Schoppe and T.J. Turner
Drafted in 1986
The 1986 draft| Rd 3 | T.J. Turner DT | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 7 | Carl Hilton TE | Minnesota Vikings |
1985 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 7–1 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 6–2 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 6–2 | 9–3 | 17 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| SMU | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Texas Tech | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 0–8 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.