1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1985 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1985 record	1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (8th year, games 1–2) Lee Moon (interim, games 3–11)
Offensive coordinator	Al Sandahl (1st season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
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 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. 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

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7*		Wichita State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 10–16	30,300
September 14*		Northern Iowa		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 6–10	17,550
September 21*		TCU		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 21–24	15,500
September 28*		North Texas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 10–22	22,000
October 5		#2 Oklahoma		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 6–41	23,500
October 19		at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	none	L 7–38	40,000
October 26		at Missouri		Faurot Field • Colombia, Missouri	none	W 20–17	40,221
November 2		#5 Nebraska		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 3–41	41,200
November 9		at #10 Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	none	L 3–35	50,000
November 16		Iowa State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	none	L 14–21	17,500
November 23		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	none	L 0–30	28,210
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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