The 1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.
Led by eighth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the WFC.
1985 was the first year Sacramento State competed in the WFC.
They had been a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) from 1954 to 1984.
[3] The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.