| Season: | 1985 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 18 |
| Bowl Start: | December 14, 1985 |
| Bowl End: | January 1, 1986 |
| Championship Bowl: | 1986 Orange Bowl |
| Championship Location: | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami |
| Champions: | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Conference1: | Big Ten |
| Conference1 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference2: | SEC |
| Conference2 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference2 Ties: | 1 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference3: | Pac-10 |
| Conference3 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference3 Ties: | 1 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference4: | Independents |
| Conference4 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference5: | SWC |
| Conference5 Teams: | 4 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference6: | Big Eight |
| Conference6 Teams: | 4 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference7: | ACC |
| Conference7 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference8: | WAC |
| Conference8 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference9: | PCAA |
| Conference9 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference10: | MAC |
| Conference10 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 0 |
The 1985–86 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1985 and January 1986 to end the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 14, 1985, and concluded on January 18, 1986, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.