The 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

[5] [6] Notre Dame played the first half in navy blue jerseys and changed into green jerseys for the second half.

Notre Dame finally had the opportunity to exact revenge on the Rebels for a 20-13 loss at Jackson eight years earlier.

[7] [8] Ironically, Gerry Faust's last game in Notre Dame Stadium was against the same school he faced in his first game as Irish coach four years earlier.