1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1985 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 1 0 8 3 0
Portland State 2 2 1 4 5 1
Cal Poly 2 3 0 4 7 0
Cal Lutheran 1 4 0 6 5 0
Cal State Northridge 1 4 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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. The team outscored its opponents 326 to 229 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

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.