The Ball State Cardinals were 4-7 in 1985.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-3 | 7-3 | ||
4-4-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-6 | 4-7 | ||
3-6 | 4-7 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 203 | 3,279 | 799 | 4.1 | 1,303 | 501 | 2.6 | 1,976 | 298 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 80th | 91st | 48th | 96th | 87th | 51st | 95th | 53rd | 52nd | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 283 | 3,798 | 4.9 | 1,375 | 440 | 3.1 | 2,423 | 328 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 75th | 45th | 61st | 20th | 20th | 21st | 83rd | 80th | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | -80 | -519 | +799 | -0.8 | -72 | +61 | -0.5 | -447 | -30 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 84th | 75th | 48th | 87th | 55th | 30th | 72nd | 81st | 65th | 74th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |