1985 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

Schedule

September 7Colorado State*

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)

KCNCW 23–10 40,665 September 14Oregon*

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado

W 21–17 30,373 September 21No. 7 Ohio State*

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado

L 13–36 47,022 September 28at Arizona*

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, Arizona

W 14–13 45,503 October 12Missouri

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado

W 38–7 38,604 October 19at Iowa State

• Cyclone Stadium
• Ames, Iowa

W 40–6 41,215 October 26at No. 5 Nebraska

• Memorial Stadium
• Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)

ABCL 7–17 76,014 November 2No. 12 Oklahoma State

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado

RaycomL 11–14 35,860 November 9at Kansas

• Memorial Stadium
• Lawrence, Kansas

W 14–3 25,000 November 16at No. 7 Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

L 0–31 74,145 November 23Kansas State

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, Colorado

KCNCW 30–0 28,210 December 23vs. Washington*

• Anaheim Stadium
• Anaheim, California (Freedom Bowl)

LorimarL 17–20 30,961