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Colorado State

WAC · 1985 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado State head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–5L 10–23
4Week 4 · Sep 17UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 41–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24LSUH2HSEC9–2–1L 3–17
6Week 6 · Oct 1San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6–1L 23–48
7Week 7 · Oct 8BYUH2HIND WAC11–3L 7–42
8Week 8 · Oct 15New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 45–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC12–1L 19–35
10Week 10 · Oct 29Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC3–8W 30–19
11Week 11 · Nov 5Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC4–6–2L 14–34
12Week 12 · Nov 12Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 35–17
13Week 13 · Nov 19Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4W 21–19
14Week 14 · Nov 26Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 3–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.871
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-25+22
  • Utah +8
  • Southern Miss +7
  • New Mexico +3
  • Wyoming +3
  • UTEP +1
  • Air Force -1
  • LSU -2
  • Miami -2
  • BYU -3
  • Colorado -5
  • San Diego State -6
  • Hawai'i -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 63rdBetter than 55%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+17
-14
-25
-35
+17
-16
+11
-20
+18
+2
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#611980#1311981#801982#731983#861984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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