1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in the 1985 NCAA Division I - A football season . The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln , Nebraska . Game notes . Florida State . Both teams started out evenly with a 7 - 7 tie after the first quarter , but Florida State led the Cornhuskers by 4 at the half and no one scored during the rest of this scorcher , as the mercury in Lincoln reached 93°F ( and 133°F on the field ) . Illinois . Although Illinois started out behind 0 - 17 , they came within 7 points of a tie before Nebraska ran away , as the Cornhuskers at one point scored 28 straight in a game whose outcome never was seriously in doubt . Oregon . Oregon was rendered helpess in Lincoln as Nebraska punched in four touchdowns late in the 2nd quarter and rolled to a 63 - 0 shutout in Lincoln . The Ducks only crossed the center of the field twice and were unable to scrape up even 1 / 3 of the total time of possession . New Mexico . Nebraska closed out the non - conference season against a New Mexico team that was not intimidated in Lincoln . The Lobos scored first and acquired 379 total yards of offense while winning the time of possession battle , but could not turn those accomplishments into scores as they also allowed nine sacks , four interceptions and lost a fumble . Oklahoma State . Nebraska pulled off the upset of Oklahoma State in Stillwater , as The Cowboys ' passing attack was no match for the Cornhuskers ' rushing attack when it was hampered by OSU ' s two lost fumbles and two thrown interceptions . Nebraska continued their unbeaten streak over Oklahoma State that began in 1961 . Missouri . 21 of Nebraska ' s 28 points came off of the foot of PK Dale Klein , who not only tied the NCAA record of seven field goals in a game , but also became the first player to make seven straight in a game while also running his Nebraska field goal record streak up to nine . Colorado . Colorado , playing without its 1st and 2nd string quarterbacks , still managed to hold Nebraska to a 7 - 7 halftime tie before a long touchdown run at the end of the 3rd quarter allowed the Cornhuskers to pull away . Kansas State . Kansas State managed to prevent any single Nebraska runner from exceeding 100 yards , and even though Nebraska only completed six passes , it made no difference as the Wildcats were held to just a 1st quarter field goal while the Cornhuskers had little trouble putting up 41 points . Nebraska PK Dale Klein set a Nebraska and personal record when he kicked a 50 - yard field goal , his 12th of the season . Iowa State . The # 3 Cornhuskers romped in Lincoln as the Blackshirts extended their touchdown prevention streak to 11 quarters . Nebraska IB Doug DuBose entered record territory , becoming the 10th Nebraska player to post 2 , 000 yards , became the third ( after Jarvis Redwine and Mike Rozier ) to have two 1 , 000 yard seasons , and was the first Cornhusker to do so before their senior season . Kansas . Despite a 0 - 6 turnover margin deficit , # 2 Nebraska rolled the Kansas Jayhawks up in a 56 - 6 drubbing that saw the Cornhusker defense extend their touchdown - free series to 15 quarters . Without the five lost fumbles and one interception given up by Nebraska , the blowout of Kansas would have been far worse . Oklahoma . Oklahoma completely shut down Nebraska ' s offensive machine , as the Cornhuskers ' only score came on a 76 yard fumble return for a touchdown with just 26 seconds left to play , very narrowly avoiding what would have been Nebraska ' s first shutout in 147 games . There were only 19 total passes and 5 completions in the entire game , and although Nebraska had not previously allowed more than 157 ground yards this season , the vaunted Oklahoma wishbone attack netted the Sooners 423 yards . Michigan . Although Nebraska led 14 - 3 going into halftime , turnover - free Michigan cashed in on each of several Cornhusker mistakes in the third quarter to run off 24 points and pull away , handing Nebraska its second consecutive defeat to a # 5 team . After the season . NFL and Pro Players . The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1985 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi - pro team as draftees or free agents .