Rice
SWC · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 20–48 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 12–1 | L 17–59 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | LAMAR | Unranked | — | W 29–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 16–44 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 34–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 29–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 28–43 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 15–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 15–40 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 10–34 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 20–24 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas Tech +4
- TCU +3
- Air Force -1
- Miami -2
- Texas A&M -2
- Arkansas -2
- Baylor -3
- Texas -4
- SMU -5
- Houston -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.