The Northwestern Wildcats were 3-8 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 | 170 | 3,411 | 782 | 4.4 | 957 | 414 | 2.3 | 2,454 | 368 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 100th | 84th | 62nd | 87th | 99th | 89th | 100th | 24th | 26th | 53rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 332 | 4,642 | 6.4 | 1,800 | 452 | 4.0 | 2,842 | 277 | 10.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 96th | 88th | 104th | 51st | 27th | 68th | 103rd | 26th | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | -162 | -1,231 | +782 | -2.0 | -843 | -38 | -1.7 | -388 | +91 | -3.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 101st | 95th | 62nd | 105th | 87th | 66th | 99th | 79th | 17th | 104th |
| 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 |