Nebraska
B8 · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 13–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 6–5–1 | W 52–25 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | W 63–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 3–8 | W 38–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | W 34–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 28–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | W 17–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 41–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 49–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 6–6 | W 56–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 7–27 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–1–1 | L 23–27 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Oklahoma State +8
- Colorado +7
- Illinois +6
- Kansas +6
- Oregon +5
- Iowa State +5
- New Mexico +3
- Missouri +1
- Kansas State +1
- Oklahoma -1
- Michigan -1
- Florida State -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -5
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.