| Year: | 1985 |
| Regular Season: | August–November 1985 |
| Playoffs: | November–December 1985 |
| Championship: | Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA |
| Champions: | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
The 1985 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1985 college football season in the United States and the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
Wisconsin–La Crosse defeated in the championship game, 24–7, to win their first NAIA national title. The Eagles won all three of their playoff games on the road.
| Team | 1984 conference | 1985 conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Pacific Northwest | Columbia |
| Conference | Champion | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Northern Division: Pacific Lutheran Southern Division: Linfield | 6–0 6–0 | |
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 5–1 | |
| Heart of America | Baker MidAmerica Nazarene William Jewell | 6–1 | |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay | 6–0 | |
| Kansas | Southwestern (KS) | 8–1 | |
| Nebraska | Midland Lutheran | 5–0 | |
| North Dakota | Minot State | 5–0 | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Tech | 5–1 | |
| Texas | Austin Sul Ross | 4–2 | |
| WSUC | Wisconsin–River Falls | 6–1–1 |