1985 Texas Tech
4–7 (1–7 Southwest Conference), coached by Jerry Moore. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 63–7Nov 9
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs New Mexico | W 32–31 | 62% |
| Sep 14 | at Tulsa | W 21–17 | 27% |
| Sep 21 | vs North Texas | W 28–7 | 76% |
| Sep 28 | at Baylor | L 0–31 | 32% |
| Oct 5 | vs Texas A&M | L 27–28 | 46% |
| Oct 12 | vs 6Arkansas | L 7–30 | 32% |
| Oct 19 | vs Rice | L 27–29 | 72% |
| Nov 2 | at Texas | L 21–34 | 25% |
| Nov 9 | vs TCU | W 63–7 | 59% |
| Nov 16 | at SMU | L 7–9 | 18% |
| Nov 23 | at Houston | L 16–17 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 17–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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
- 1–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–240
- Coach
- Jerry Moore
- Elo
- 1440 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.1 No. 64 of 106; offense No. 60, defense No. 66
- SRS
- −2.1 No. 63 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Tom Wilson
- Defensive coordinator
- Spike Dykes
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1986
The 1986 draft| Rd 3 | Tim Crawford LB | New York Jets |
| Rd 4 | Carl Carter DB | St. Louis Cardinals |
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.