1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall35-40.897
Conference0-00.000
StreakL1
Home15-0
Away8-2
Neutral12-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 (Fri) | Neutral | Pepperdine | Denver, Colo. | W 67-61 | ||
| Nov 24 (Sun) | Neutral | Washington | Denver, Colo. | W 69-64 | ||
| Nov 29 (Fri) | Neutral | Louisville | New York, N.Y. | W 83-78 | ||
| Dec 1 (Sun) | Neutral | Duke | New York, N.Y. | L 86-92 | ||
| Dec 3 (Tue) | Home | SIUE | Lawrence, Kan. | W 86-71 | ||
| Dec 4 (Wed) | Home | Western Carolina | Lawrence, Kan. | W 101-79 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Away | #15 NC State University | Raleigh, NC | W 71-56 | ||
| Dec 9 (Mon) | Home | South Alabama | Lawrence, Kan. | W 72-48 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Home | #9 Kentucky | Lawrence, Kan. | W 83-66 | ||
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Home | Arkansas | Lawrence, Kan. | W 89-78 | ||
| Dec 23 (Mon) | Home | George Washington | Lawrence, Kan. | W 94-71 | ||
| Dec 27 (Fri) | Neutral | Louisiana Tech | Kansas City, Mo. | W 81-59 | ||
| Dec 28 (Sat) | Neutral | Wichita State | Kansas City, Mo. | W 81-56 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | L 80-83 | ||
| Jan 6 (Mon) | Away | Detroit | Detroit, Mich. | W 60-51 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Home | SMU | Lawrence, Kan. | W 72-56 | ||
| Jan 15 (Wed) | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 81-70 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 95-72 | ||
| Jan 21 (Tue) | Home | #5 Oklahoma | Lawrence, Kan. | W 98-92 | ||
| Jan 23 (Thu) | Away | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | W 81-77 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Home | Louisville | Lawrence, Kan. | W 71-69 | ||
| Jan 27 (Mon) | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | L 74-77 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Away | Kansas State | Manhattan, Kan. | W 64-50 | ||
| Feb 5 (Wed) | Home | Colorado | Lawrence, Kan. | W 100-64 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Away | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | W 85-69 | ||
| Feb 11 (Tue) | Home | Missouri | Lawrence, Kan. | W 100-66 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Home | Nebraska | Lawrence, Kan. | W 79-61 | ||
| Feb 19 (Wed) | Away | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | W 79-74 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Home | Kansas State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 84-69 | ||
| Feb 24 (Mon) | Away | #10 Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | W 87-80 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Home | Iowa State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 90-70 | ||
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Neutral | Kansas State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight Tournament | W 74-51 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Neutral | #15 Oklahoma | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight Tournament | W 72-70 | |
| Mar 9 (Sun) | Neutral | Iowa State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight Tournament | W 73-71 | |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | Neutral | North Carolina A&T | Dayton, Ohio | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 71-46 | |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | Neutral | Temple | Dayton, Ohio | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 65-43 | |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | Neutral | #18 Michigan State | Kansas City, Mo. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 96-86 | |
| Mar 23 (Sun) | Neutral | NC State University | Kansas City, Mo. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 75-67 | |
| Mar 29 (Sat) | Neutral | #1 Duke | Dallas, Texas | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | L 67-71 |