1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Field
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 17 Murray State 5 2 0 7 3 1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 2 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 2 5 0 5 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 1 10 0
Morehead State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Roy Kidd, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.