1985 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1985 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gary Barber
  • Robert Thompson
  • Nick Xides
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
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 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 on conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.