| Year: | 1985 |
| Regular Season: | August–November 1985 |
| Playoffs: | December 7–21, 1985 |
| Championship: | Estes Stadium Conway, AR |
| Champions: | (2) Hillsdale |
The 1985 NAIA Division I football season was the 30th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 16th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1985 and culminated in the 1985 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 21, 1985 at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, for the second straight year.[1]
and Hillsdale played to a tie, 10–10, in the Champion Bowl and both teams were named co-national champions. It was Central Arkansas' second NAIA title (and second straight shared title) and Hillsdale's first.[2]
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| Conference | Champion | Record | |
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| Arkansas | Central Arkansas Henderson State | 6–1 6–1 | |
| Central States | Pittsburg State | 6–1 | |
| NIC | Minnesota–Duluth | 6–0 | |
| Oklahoma | East Central State Southwestern Oklahoma State | 3–1 | |
| RMAC | Mesa | 7–0 | |
| South Atlantic | Mars Hill | 6–1 | |
| WVIAC | Salem (WV) | 6–1 |