The 1985 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State University—now known as West Texas A&M University—as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Kelly, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–3–1with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVC.