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Texas Tech

SWC · 1985 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
1–7 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 32–31
4Week 4 · Sep 17Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5W 21–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 28–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–3L 0–31
7Week 7 · Oct 8Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2L 27–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 7–30
9Week 9 · Oct 22Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–8L 27–29
11Week 11 · Nov 5Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4L 21–34
12Week 12 · Nov 12TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 63–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19SMUH2HIND SWC6–5L 7–9
14Week 14 · Nov 26Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC4–7L 16–17

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
4.527
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-31+12
  • Tulsa +6
  • New Mexico +3
  • TCU +3
  • Texas A&M -2
  • Arkansas -2
  • Baylor -3
  • Texas -4
  • SMU -5
  • Houston -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 #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 68thBetter than 51%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+4
+21
-31
-1
-23
-2
-13
+56
-2
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#821980#1231981#671982#751983#761984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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