The Pittsburgh Panthers were 5-5-1 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 | 202 | 3,648 | 785 | 4.6 | 2,227 | 527 | 4.2 | 1,421 | 258 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 81st | 70th | 58th | 72nd | 27th | 34th | 26th | 90th | 70th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 187 | 3,419 | 4.5 | 1,136 | 445 | 2.6 | 2,283 | 317 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 25th | 28th | 7th | 24th | 4th | 72nd | 64th | 72nd | ||||||||||
Net | +15 | +229 | +785 | +0.2 | +1,091 | +82 | +1.7 | -862 | -59 | -1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 42nd | 58th | 45th | 12th | 24th | 7th | 93rd | 78th | 90th |
| 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 |