The 1985 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Doug Scovil in his fifth and final year as head coach, the Aztecs compiled an overall record of 5–6–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 conference play, placing sixth in the WAC. San Diego State played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 34–14	30,866	[1]
September 21	at No. 12 UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 16–34	54,625	[2]
September 28	Colorado State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 48–23	14,755	[3]
October 5	Stanford*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 41–22	30,822	[4]
October 12	at No. 11 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–28	65,407	[5]
October 19	Utah	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 37–39	22,474	[6]
October 26	Oregon*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 37–49	15,432	[7]
November 2	at No. 7 Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–31	36,503	[8]
November 9	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–41	1,946	[9]
November 16	UTEP	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 34–6	10,786	[10]
November 23	New Mexico	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 55–20	10,343	[11]
November 30	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	T 10–10	40,316	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft. ^[15]

The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. ^[16]

Team awards

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References