The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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 (34 °C) and 133 °F (56 °C) on the field.
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.
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.
[3] The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1985 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional team as draftees or free agents.