1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1985 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Sandahl (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Wichita State*
L 10–1630,300[2]
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[3]
October 5No. 2 Oklahomadagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 6–4123,500
October 19at Kansas
L 7–3840,000
October 26at Missouri
W 20–1740,221
November 2No. 5 Nebraska
L 3–4141,200
November 9at No. 10 Oklahoma State
L 3–3550,000
November 16Iowa State
L 14–2117,500
November 23at Colorado
L 0–3028,210
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Game summaries

#Oklahoma

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats
1 234Total
• #2 Oklahoma 0 141314 41
Kansas State 0 060 6
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: KSU Stadium
  • Game attendance: 23,500

[5]


#5 Nebraska

#5 Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]
1 234Total
• #5 Nebraska 7 17314 41
Kansas State 3 000 3

Kansas State managed to prevent any single Nebraska runner from exceeding 100 yards, and even though Nebraska only completed six passes, it made no difference as the Wildcats were held to just a 1st-quarter field goal while the Cornhuskers had little trouble putting up 41 points. Nebraska PK Dale Klein set a Nebraska and personal record when he kicked a 50-yard field goal, his 12th of the season.


References

  1. ^ "Kansas State Fires Coach Jim Dickey". Gainesville Sun. September 16, 1985.
  2. ^ "Call it 'Miracle in Manhattan'". The Wichita Eagle. September 8, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats stumble to 0–4". The Salina Journal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1985)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  5. ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18.
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