1985 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1985 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado earned its first bowl invitation since 1976 and won the NCAA Most Improved Team Award.

1985 Colorado Buffaloes football
Freedom Bowl, L 1720 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1985 record75 (43 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPDan McMillen
Captains
  • Junior Illi
  • Barry Remington
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7Colorado State*KCNCW 23–1040,665
September 14Oregon*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 21–1730,373
September 21No. 7 Ohio State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 13–3647,022
September 28at Arizona*W 14–1345,503
October 12Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 38–738,604
October 19at Iowa StateW 40–641,215
October 26at No. 5 NebraskaABCL 7–1776,014
November 2No. 12 Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
RaycomL 11–1435,860
November 9at KansasW 14–325,000
November 16at No. 7 OklahomaL 0–3174,145
November 23Kansas State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KCNCW 30–028,210
December 23vs. Washington*LorimarL 17–2030,961
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado 7 0 0 7 14
Kansas 0 3 0 0 3
  • Attendance: 25,000
  • COL - Pruitt 27 yard interception return (Eckel kick)
  • KAN - Johnson 36 yard field goal
  • COL - Hatcher 5 yard run (Eckel kick)
  • Passing: COL Hatcher 1/6, 11 Yds, KAN Norseth 22/41, 256 Yds, INT
  • Rushing: COL Weatherspoon 16/65, KAN H. Fields 7/24
  • Receiving: COL Smith 1/11, KAN Estell 8/126

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References

  1. 2011 Colorado football information guide
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10. Retrieved 2019-Jan-29.


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