| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Elway |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | West Coast |
| Def Coach: | Dick Mannini |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Stanford Stadium |
The 1985 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Elway, the Cardinal compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in Pac-10, tied for seventh), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.