# 1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1984–85 season.
Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | Concordia Lutheran | W 85–62 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Nov 26, 1984* | | St. Mary's | W 69–53 | 2–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Nov 30, 1984* | | vs. South Alabama IPTAY Tournament | L 70–86 | 2–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | vs. Campbell IPTAY Tournament | W 73–64 | 3–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | Southwestern | W 93–81 | 4–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | No. 13 LSU | W 81–73 | 5–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at No. 18 Kansas | L 75–87 | 5–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 21, 1984* | | Portland Kettle Classic | W 88–63 | 6–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Saint Mary's Kettle Classic | W 66–63 | 7–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | BYU–Hawaii | W 100–77 | 8–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1985 | | at TCU | W 83–73 | 9–2 (1–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at Texas | L 58–61 | 9–3 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1985 | | Texas Tech | W 83–74 | 10–3 (2–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1985* | | at No. 13 DePaul | L 58–69 | 10–4 | Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 16, 1985 | | at Rice | W 77–73 | 11–4 (3–1) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | Arkansas | W 78–73 | 12–4 (4–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | Baylor | W 81–71 | 13–4 (5–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1985 | | at Texas A&M | L 69–71 | 13–5 (5–2) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1985 | | at No. 4 SMU | L 78–85 | 13–6 (5–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Feb 1, 1985 | | TCU | L 80–85 | 13–7 (5–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 3, 1985* | | No. 5 Illinois | L 76–77 | 13–8 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 6, 1985 | | Texas | W 94–80 | 14–8 (6–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 10, 1985 | | at Texas Tech | L 80–91 | 14–9 (6–5) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1985 | | Rice | W 96–91 | 15–9 (7–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1985 | | at Arkansas | L 59–73 | 15–10 (7–6) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at Baylor | L 84–88 | 15–11 (7–7) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Feb 27, 1985 | | Texas A&M | L 77–81 | 15–12 (7–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 3, 1985 | | No. 13 SMU | W 79–76 | 16–12 (8–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1985* | (6) | vs. (3) No. 20 SMU Quarterfinals | L 72–84 | 16–13 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | | at Lamar First round | L 71–78 | 16–14 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||