| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Moore |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Tom Wilson |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Def Coach: | Spike Dykes |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
The 1985 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (1–7 against SWC opponents), outscored opponents by a combined total of 249 to 240 (largely on the strength of a 63-7 victory over TCU), and finished in eighth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.