| Year: | 1985 |
| Team: | UCF Knights |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Head Coach: | Gene McDowell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Mike Kruczek |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Al Seagraves |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
The 1985 UCF Knights football season was the seventh for the team. It was the first for Gene McDowell as the head coach of the Knights.[1] The team finished with a 4 - 7 overall record.[2]
The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando