The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-6 in 1985.
| 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 | 230 | 3,680 | 760 | 4.8 | 1,803 | 483 | 3.7 | 1,877 | 277 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 67th | 80th | 58th | 57th | 57th | 51st | 61st | 64th | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 234 | 3,880 | 4.8 | 1,741 | 493 | 3.5 | 2,139 | 317 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 50th | 55th | 48th | 42nd | 55th | 40th | 64th | 64th | 48th | ||||||||||
Net | -4 | -200 | +760 | +0.1 | +62 | -10 | +0.2 | -262 | -40 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 58th | 65th | 80th | 54th | 52nd | 52nd | 45th | 71st | 71st | 49th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |