# 1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1985–86 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.
After the season, Lewis retired, and was replaced by Pat Foster.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* | | vs. Virginia | L 77–92 | 0–1 | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| Nov 29, 1985* | | Texas Wesleyan | W 100–73 | 1–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1985* | | at UTSA | W 104–59 | 2–1 | Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | St. Mary's | W 76–65 | 3–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1985* | | No. 19 DePaul | L 78–84 | 3–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | at No. 10 Illinois | L 92–102 | 3–3 | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Dec 18, 1985* | | BYU–Hawaii | W 92–82 | 4–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | Long Beach State | W 96–86 | 5–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | at Toledo Blade Classic | L 74–80 | 5–4 | Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | vs. Detroit Blade Classic | W 75–64 | 6–4 | Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1986 | | Texas | L 68–70 | 6–5 (0–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 4, 1986 | | at Texas Tech | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (0–2) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 11, 1986 | | Rice | L 68–71 | 6–7 (0–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 15, 1986 | | at Arkansas | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (1–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | at Baylor | W 79–58 | 8–7 (2–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 22, 1986 | | Texas A&M | W 76–69 | 9–7 (3–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | SMU | W 71–66 | 10–7 (4–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 29, 1986 | | at TCU | L 49–53 | 10–8 (4–4) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | at Texas | L 53–79 | 10–9 (4–5) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 5, 1986 | | Texas Tech | L 91–92 $^{2OT}$ | 10–10 (4–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 12, 1986 | | at Rice | W 71–69 | 11–10 (5–6) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | Arkansas | W 93–83 | 12–10 (6–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1986 | | Baylor | W 77–70 | 13–10 (7–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 22, 1986* | | No. 16 Louisville | L 59–76 | 13–11 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 24, 1986 | | at Texas A&M | L 75–82 | 13–12 (7–7) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1986 | | at SMU | L 71–78 | 13–13 (7–8) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Mar 1, 1986 | | TCU | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (8–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1986* | (6) | vs. (3) Texas First round | L 62–78 | 14–14 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||