| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | PCAA |
| Coachrank: | 16 |
| Record: | 11–0–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Sweeney |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Bulldog Stadium |
| Champion: | PCAA champion California Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | California Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 51–7 vs. Bowling Green |
The 1985 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 11–0–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the PCAA title. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
Fresno State earned their second NCAA Division I-A postseason bowl game berth in 1985. They played the 20th ranked, Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Bowling Green in the fifth annual California Bowl at Bulldog Stadium on December 18, winning 51–7.
Fresno State received 1 vote in the Coaches Poll by Oklahoma Head Coach Barry Switzer in the final poll that year, unofficially giving them a share of the National Championship. This is not recognized by the NCAA.
No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[3] [4]
The following finished their college career in 1985, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team | |
| Chris Pacheco | Nose tackle | 1987 Los Angeles Rams | |
| Running back | 1987 Green Bay Packers | ||
| Tight end | 1986 Green Bay Packers | ||
| Victor Burnett | Defensive end | 1987 St. Louis Cardinals |