American college football season
1985 Maryland Terrapins football Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Coaches No. 19 AP No. 18 1985 record 9–3 (6–0 ACC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (4th season)Defensive coordinator Gib Romaine (4th season) Home stadium Byrd Stadium Seasons
The 1985 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Terrapins offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 192 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross , the Terrapins appeared in the Cherry Bowl .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 7 No. 19 Penn State * No. 7 L 18–2050,750
September 14 at Boston College * No. 17 Sullivan Stadium Foxboro, MA W 31–1330,210
September 21 West Virginia * No. 17 Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) W 28–051,250
September 28 at No. 12 Michigan * No. 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI L 0–20105,282
October 5 at NC State W 31–729,500
October 19 at Wake Forest W 26–323,700
October 26 Duke Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 40–1046,175
November 2 North Carolina Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 28–1049,800
November 9 No. 8 Miami (FL) * Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD L 22–2962,350
November 16 at Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 34–3178,037
November 29 Virginia No. 20 Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) W 33–2148,950
December 21 vs. Syracuse * No. 18 W 35–1851,858
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1985 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Penn State [ ]
Penn State at Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
• Nittany Lions
10
7 3 0
20
Terrapins
0
10 8 0
18
Date: September 7Location: Byrd Stadium , College Park, MD Game attendance: 50,750
Scoring summary 1 PSU Zordich 32-yard interception return (Manca kick) PSU 7–0
1 PSU Manca 28-yard field goal PSU 10–0
2 PSU Williams 2-yard pass from Shaffer (Manca kick) PSU 17–0
2 MD Paredes 22-yard field goal PSU 17–3
2 MD Badanjek 8-yard run (Paredes kick) PSU 17–10
3 MD Badanjek 5-yard run (Knight pass from Henning) MD 18–17
3 9:46 PSU Manca 46-yard field goal PSU 20–18
[1]
at Michigan [ ]
Maryland at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Terrapins
0
0 0 0
0
• Wolverines
3
7 7 3
20
Date: September 28Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 105,282
[2]
Miami (FL) [ ]
See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team
[3]
vs. Syracuse (Cherry Bowl) [ ]
Syracuse vs. Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
Orangemen
3
7 8 0
18
• Terrapins
6
22 7 0
35
Date: December 21Location: Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, MI Game attendance: 51,858Game weather: IndoorsTV announcers (Mizlou ): Ray Lane and Jim Brandstatter
[4]
1986 NFL Draft [ ]
The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft .
[5]
References [ ]
^ "PENN STATE RALLIES TO TAKE 21st STRAIGHT FROM MARYLAND" . The New York Times . September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
^ "Michigan Routs Maryland" . The Washington Post . September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
^ "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22" . The New York Times . November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
^ "CHERRY BOWL; MARYLAND DEFEATS SYRACUSE, 35-18, BY EXPLOITING MISTAKES" . The New York Times . December 22, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
^ "1986 NFL Draft" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
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