The 1985 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ3âÂÂ1, with a mark of 5âÂÂ2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.