1985 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes switched to a wishbone offense and finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in Big 8, tied for third).[1][2][3] Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
- Bill McCartney (4th season)
| 1985 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Freedom Bowl, L 17–20 vs. Washington | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gerry DiNardo (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| MVP | Dan McMillen |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado, 1–10 the previous season, won five of its first six games,[1][4] earned its first bowl invitation in nine years, and won the NCAA Most Improved Team Award. In a competitive Freedom Bowl in late December, CU fell to the favored Washington Huskies by three points in Anaheim; both teams finished at 7–5.[5][6][7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Colorado State* | KCNC | W 23–10 | 40,665 | [8][9] | |
| September 14 | Oregon* |
| W 21–17 | 30,373 | [10][11][12][13] | |
| September 21 | No. 7 Ohio State* |
| L 13–36 | 47,022 | [14] | |
| September 28 | at Arizona* | W 14–13 | 45,503 | [15] | ||
| October 12 | Missouri |
| W 38–7 | 38,604 | [16] | |
| October 19 | at Iowa State | W 40–6 | 41,215 | [1][4][17] | ||
| October 26 | at No. 5 Nebraska | ABC | L 7–17 | 76,014 | [18] | |
| November 2 | No. 12 Oklahoma State |
| Raycom | L 11–14 | 35,860 | [19] |
| November 9 | at Kansas | W 14–3 | 25,000 | [20][21] | ||
| November 16 | at No. 7 Oklahoma | L 0–31 | 74,145 | [22] | ||
| November 23 | Kansas State |
| KCNC | W 30–0 | 28,210 | [2][23] |
| December 30 | vs. Washington* | Lorimar | L 17–20 | 30,961 | [5][6][7][24] | |
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Game summaries
Kansas
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| Colorado | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Kansas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- COL - Mickey Pruitt 27-yard interception return (Larry Eckel kick)
- KAN - Jeff Johnson 36-yard field goal
- COL - Mark Hatcher 5-yard run (Eckel kick)
- Attendance: 25,000
- Passing: COL Mark Hatcher 1/6, 11 yds; KAN Mike Norseth 22/41, 256 yds, INT
- Rushing: COL Anthony Weatherspoon 16–65; KAN Harvey Fields 7–24
- Receiving: COL Sam Smith 1–11; KAN Richard Estell 8–126
Roster
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