| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 7–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Stan Parrish |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.