The Houston Cougars were 4-7 in 1985.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-7 | 4-7 | ||
2-6 | 3-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 253 | 4,142 | 807 | 5.1 | 2,469 | 549 | 4.5 | 1,673 | 258 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 49th | 42nd | 43rd | 39th | 15th | 27th | 14th | 77th | 70th | 60th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 339 | 4,487 | 5.3 | 2,585 | 570 | 4.5 | 1,902 | 281 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 98th | 83rd | 79th | 95th | 94th | 95th | 34th | 30th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -86 | -345 | +807 | -0.1 | -116 | -21 | 0.0 | -229 | -23 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 87th | 70th | 43rd | 63rd | 58th | 55th | 54th | 70th | 61st | 63rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |