The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 2-8-1 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 | 149 | 3,168 | 763 | 4.2 | 1,143 | 374 | 3.1 | 2,025 | 389 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 108th | 94th | 78th | 94th | 92nd | 102nd | 88th | 50th | 17th | 99th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 266 | 4,007 | 4.9 | 2,147 | 528 | 4.1 | 1,860 | 291 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 67th | 67th | 57th | 82nd | 81st | 76th | 31st | 36th | 37th | ||||||||||
Net | -117 | -839 | +763 | -0.7 | -1,004 | -154 | -1.0 | +165 | +98 | -1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 89th | 84th | 78th | 82nd | 92nd | 99th | 87th | 37th | 15th | 84th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |