Record: 7-5, .583 W-L% (37th of 110)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: George Perles (7-5)
PS/G: 21.5 (55th of 110) ▪ PA/G: 18.2 (35th of 110)
SRS: 8.82 (25th of 110) ▪ SOS: 6.40 (9th of 110)
Bowl Game: Lost Hall of Fame Classic 17-14 versus Georgia Tech
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 14, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | (1) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 31 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | (3) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 17 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 7 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 28 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 31 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 10 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 32 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 41 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 12 | Dec 31, 1985 | Tue | Michigan State | N | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 14 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL) |