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Houston Football Team History


Houston Cougars
University of Houston
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1927
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Bill Yeoman
Conference: Southwest-

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1946  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights
 Bill Yeoman enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Tulsa  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Washington  12   29   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Louisville  49   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Baylor  21   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Texas A&M  16   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern Methodist  13   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Arkansas  27   57   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas Christian  26   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Texas  24   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Texas Tech  17   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Rice  24   20   W       
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored253
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed339
  Defense Average30.8
  Opponents Record68-58
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record3-3
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1985 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7249240 1-7168185  Jerry Moore
Texas A&M 10-2375196Won  36-167-1253130  Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas 10-2323146Won  18-176-221297  Ken Hatfield
Baylor 9-3293152Won  21-76-219997  Grant Teaff
Texas 8-4270259Lost  16-246-2188170  Fred Akers
Southern Methodist 6-5280211 5-3226125  Bobby Collins
Houston 4-7253339 3-5168252  Bill Yeoman
Rice 3-8233404 2-6167269  Watson Brown
Texas Christian 3-8150383 0-882338  Jim Wacker

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.