1985 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1985 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1985 record	5–6 (3–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Criner (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1985 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Oklahoma †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#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 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Jim Criner.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	Utah State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 10–3
September 21	Vanderbilt*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 20–17
September 28	No. 3 Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	Raycom	L 3–57	53,202
October 5	Drake*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 17–20
October 12	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 22–21
October 19	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 6–40	41,215
October 26	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 14–59	70,124
November 2	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 27–28
November 9	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 0–49	75,920
November 16	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 21–14	17,500
November 23	No. 7 Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 15–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game