The 1985 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 10th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and lost to Furman in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–29	15,465
September 14	Howard*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 46–0	6,628
September 21	Maine		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–14	9,442
September 28	at Brown*	No. 15	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 27–32	10,399	[2]
October 5	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 7–3	6,871
October 12	at Lehigh*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 45–38	13,500	[3]
October 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–19	4,164
October 26	Lafayette*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 41–19	12,933	[4]
November 2	No. 14 New Hampshire	No. T–17	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 30–20	10,114
November 9	Northeastern*	No. 12	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–21	9,421
November 16	Connecticut	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 56–42	8,897
November 30	No. 10 Akron*	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 35–27	7,317
December 7	at No T–2 Furman*	No. 7	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 15–59	9,454	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game