1985 Iowa State
5–6 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Jim Criner. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Oklahoma State 15–10Nov 23
Oklahoma State was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Utah State | W 10–3 | 60% |
| Sep 21 | vs Vanderbilt | W 20–17 | 55% |
| Sep 28 | vs 3Iowa | L 3–57 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | vs Drake | L 17–20 | 78% |
| Oct 12 | vs Kansas | W 22–21 | 36% |
| Oct 19 | vs Colorado | L 6–40 | 53% |
| Oct 26 | at 10Oklahoma | L 14–59 | 14% |
| Nov 2 | vs Missouri | L 27–28 | 61% |
| Nov 9 | at 3Nebraska | L 0–49 | 7% |
| Nov 16 | at Kansas State | W 21–14 | 48% |
| Nov 23 | vs 7Oklahoma State | W 15–10 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 15–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–318
- Coach
- Jim Criner
- Elo
- 1402 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.5 No. 90 of 106; offense No. 88, defense No. 77
- SRS
- −11.5 No. 85 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Phil Bennett
All-Big Eight
4 second teamSecond team
Jeff WodkaTEAP-2; UPI-2- Jim LuebbersDEAP-2; UPI-2
- Jeff BrasswellLBAP-2
- Anthony MayzeDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1985 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 11–1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–3 | 11 |
| Oklahoma State | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Colorado | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 6–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Missouri | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.