The 1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 6–5 record with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning the MVC title for the sixth consecutive season.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,069 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 1,201 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 379 receiving yards.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Houston[n 1]	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 31–24	28,156	[3]
September 14	Texas Tech*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–21	29,972	[4]
September 21	at No. 14 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–24	55,112	[5]
September 28	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–45	44,342	[6]
October 5	at No. 6 Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 13–25	49,400	[7]
October 12	Long Beach State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 37–35	12,262	[8]
October 19	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–76	53,500	[9]
October 26	West Texas State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 44–17	11,378	[10]
November 2	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 42–26	11,760	[11]
November 9	Drake	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–15	12,872	[12]
November 16	at East Carolina[n 1]	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–20	23,126	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1986 NFL draft following the season.^[16][17]

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