1985 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1985 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Dave Arnold, the Bobcats compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.

1985 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Arnold (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium

1985 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. T–2 Nevada ^	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Boise State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 28–46	7,163
September 14	Eastern Oregon*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 86–0
September 21	Eastern Washington*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 23–28	11,293
September 28	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 21–58	17,488
October 5	Weber State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 36–50	12,597
October 12	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 24–27
October 19	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 9–50
October 26	Montana	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 41–18	15,387
November 2	at No. 3 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–61	9,125
November 9	No. 6 Idaho	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 0–34	15,000
November 16	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 14–64	6,807
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game