The Michigan State Spartans were 7-4 in 1985. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 17 to 14, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-1-1 | 10-1-1 | ||
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-5-1 |
| 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 | 244 | 3,664 | 745 | 4.9 | 2,325 | 553 | 4.2 | 1,339 | 192 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 68th | 92nd | 51st | 24th | 22nd | 27th | 92nd | 95th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 202 | 3,837 | 4.7 | 1,399 | 422 | 3.3 | 2,438 | 388 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 34th | 48th | 42nd | 23rd | 9th | 29th | 86th | 102nd | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | +42 | -173 | +745 | +0.2 | +926 | +131 | +0.9 | -1,099 | -196 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 42nd | 64th | 92nd | 43rd | 15th | 17th | 19th | 98th | 101st | 34th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |