The 1985 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Criner, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 10–3	42,455
September 21	1:30 pm	Vanderbilt*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 20–17	44,025	[1]
September 28	2:30 pm	No. 3 Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–57	53,202
October 5	1:30 pm	Drake*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 17–20	42,008
October 12	11:40 am	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	Raycom	W 22–21	43,117
October 19	1:30 pm	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 6–40	41,215
October 26	1:30 pm	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 14–59	74,207
November 2	1:30 pm	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 27–28	40,015
November 9	1:30 pm	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–49	75,920
November 16	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 21–14	17,500
November 23	1:00 pm	No. 7 Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 15–10	40,025
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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