1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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.

1985 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1985 record1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Sandahl (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7Wichita State*L 10–1630,300
September 14Northern Iowa*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–1017,550
September 21TCU*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 21–2415,500
September 28North Texas State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 10–2222,000
October 5No. 2 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–4123,500
October 19at KansasL 7–3840,000
October 26at MissouriW 20–1740,221
November 2No. 5 Nebraska
L 3–4141,200
November 9at No. 10 Oklahoma StateL 3–3550,000
November 16Iowa State
L 14–2117,500
November 23at ColoradoL 0–3028,210
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. "Kansas State Fires Coach Jim Dickey". Gainesville Sun. September 16, 1985.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1985)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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