The Illinois Fighting Illini were 6-4-1 in 1985. They fell to the Army Black Knights, 31 to 29, in the Peach Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 275 | 4,328 | 840 | 5.2 | 1,336 | 378 | 3.5 | 2,992 | 462 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 32nd | 26th | 17th | 37th | 85th | 97th | 66th | 11th | 3rd | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 303 | 4,268 | 5.5 | 1,901 | 492 | 3.9 | 2,367 | 289 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 81st | 78th | 84th | 60th | 53rd | 61st | 78th | 33rd | 96th | ||||||||||
Net | -28 | +60 | +840 | -0.3 | -565 | -114 | -0.3 | +625 | +173 | -1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 65th | 52nd | 17th | 70th | 76th | 85th | 63rd | 16th | 2nd | 91st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |