1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 SLC)
Head coach	Pat Collins (5th season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

1985 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
UT Arlington	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Delta State*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 27–7
September 21	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 17–31	46,851
September 28	Nicholls State*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 17–15
October 5	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 45–21	11,710
October 12	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 37–14
October 19	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 17–19
October 26	at UT Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	L 13–27	5,370
November 2	McNeese State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–10
November 9	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 13–9
November 16	North Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 18–17	12,851
November 23	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 23–31
*Non-conference game