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SWC · 1985 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
9th
0–8 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 30–13
5Week 5 · Sep 24Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–10W 24–22
6Week 6 · Oct 1SMUH2HIND SWC6–5L 21–56
7Week 7 · Oct 8Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 0–41
8Week 8 · Oct 15Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–8L 27–34
9Week 9 · Oct 22NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 14–10
10Week 10 · Oct 29Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–3L 0–45
11Week 11 · Nov 5Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC4–7L 21–26
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7L 7–63
13Week 13 · Nov 19Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4L 0–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2L 6–53

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.573
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-36
-38+2
  • Tulane +1
  • Kansas State +1
  • Arkansas -2
  • Texas A&M -2
  • Baylor -3
  • Texas -4
  • SMU -5
  • Houston -7
  • Texas Tech -7
  • Rice -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #96Better than 31%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.273 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W1#95Post-Season W2#95Post-Season W3#96Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+2
-35
-41
-7
+4
-45
-5
-56
-20
-47

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1231980#1101981#891982#981983#381984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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