| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Head Coach: | Dick MacPherson |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Tim Green, Rudy Reed[1] |
| Stadium: | Carrier Dome |
| Bowl: | Cherry Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 18–35 vs. Maryland |
The 1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dick MacPherson, the Orangemen compiled a record of 7–5 and lost in the Cherry Bowl to Maryland. Syracuse played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Notable players included Tim Green, who earned unanimous All-American honors at defensive tackle and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award. Green was drafted 17th overall in the 1986 NFL draft, ending his career at Syracuse as the school's all-time leader in sacks with 45.5, a record that he still owns.[2]