1985 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 1–10 (1–6 Big 8) |
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Offensive coordinator | Al Sandahl (1st season) |
Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Eighth-year head coach Jim Dickey was forced to resign after opening the season with two consecutive losses including one to an NCAA Division I-AA team. [1] Assistant athletic director Lee Moon took over as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. They finished with a record of 1–10 overall and a 1–6 in Big Eight Conference play.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Wichita State * | L 10–16 | 30,300 | [2] | |
September 14 | Northern Iowa * |
| L 6–10 | 17,550 | |
September 21 | TCU * |
| L 21–24 | 15,500 | |
September 28 | North Texas State * |
| L 10–22 | 22,000 | [3] |
October 5 | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 6–41 | 23,500 | |
October 19 | at Kansas | L 7–38 | 40,000 | ||
October 26 | at Missouri | W 20–17 | 40,221 | ||
November 2 | No. 5 Nebraska |
| L 3–41 | 41,200 | |
November 9 | at No. 10 Oklahoma State | L 3–35 | 50,000 | ||
November 16 | Iowa State |
| L 14–21 | 17,500 | |
November 23 | at Colorado | L 0–30 | 28,210 | ||
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