# 1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Apke, the Buffaloes played their home games at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado and were members of the Big Eight Conference. They finished the season 8–20, 0–14, finishing in last place in conference play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985* | | Fort Lewis | W 84–68 | 1–0 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Nov 26, 1985* | | Phillips | W 81–59 | 2–0 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Detroit | W 84–71 | 3–0 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 2, 1985* | | Santa Clara | W 101–71 | 4–0 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 4, 1985* | | at Tulsa | L 65–76 | 4–1 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | Wyoming | W 74–71 | 5–1 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 11, 1985* | | Colorado State | W 78–65 | 6–1 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | at Utah | L 62–82 | 6–2 | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | Bradley | L 69–79 | 6–3 | CU Events/Conference Center (3,827) Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | at Texas Tech | W 70–62 | 7–3 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 6, 1986* | | Saint Mary's (CA) | W 80–70 | 8–3 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 8, 1986* | | at Dayton | L 66–67 | 8–4 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 11, 1986* | | at Marquette | L 71–91 | 8–5 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Big Eight Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 15, 1986 | | No. 7 Oklahoma | L 82–94 | 8–6 (0–1) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | Kansas State | L 69–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (0–2) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 21, 1986 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | L 62–90 | 8–8 (0–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | Oklahoma State | L 76–83 | 8–9 (0–4) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 28, 1986 | | at Missouri | L 67–83 | 8–10 (0–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | Nebraska | L 60–77 | 8–11 (0–6) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 5, 1986 | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 64–100 | 8–12 (0–7) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at Kansas State | L 53–79 | 8–13 (0–8) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 12, 1986 8:05 p.m. | | Iowa State | L 57–83 | 8–14 (0–9) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | at Oklahoma | L 73–113 | 8–15 (0–10) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 19, 1986 | | No. 3 Kansas | L 74–79 | 8–16 (0–11) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | at Oklahoma State | L 85–90 | 8–17 (0–12) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 26, 1986 | | at Nebraska | L 72–79 | 8–18 (0–13) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Mar 1, 1986 | | Missouri | L 86–94 | 8–19 (0–14) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1986* 5:10 p.m. | (7) | vs. (2) Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 60–78 | 8–20 | Kemper Arena (11,032) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||