Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge finished the season with overall record of 2–8 and a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of four team eligible or the conference title in the WFC.
The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
On January 1, 1985, the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced it had ruled that San Francisco State had used two ineligible players and must forfeit three victories, including anon-conference wins over Cal State Northridge.
[10][11] No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.
[12][13][14] The following finished their college career in 1984 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.