Texas
SWC · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 21–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 4–7 | W 38–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 44–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 7–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | W 15–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 14–44 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 34–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 34–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 20–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 17–10 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 10–42 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 12–1 | L 16–24 |
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).
- Arkansas +10
- Baylor +9
- Stanford +4
- Texas Tech +4
- Houston +4
- Rice +3
- TCU +3
- Missouri +1
- Oklahoma -1
- Air Force -1
- Texas A&M -2
- SMU -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -2
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.