AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/3 | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1985 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | (17) Florida State | Ind | L | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | (18) Nebraska | (20) Illinois | Big Ten | W | 52 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 28, 1985 | Sat | (16) Nebraska | Oregon | Pac-10 | W | 63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | (13) Nebraska | New Mexico | WAC | W | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | (9) Nebraska | @ | (5) Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 34 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 28 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 9 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 49 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 10 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 56 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | @ | (5) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 7 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1986 | Wed | (7) Nebraska | N | (5) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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