1985 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.