1985 Maryland Terrapins football team

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 .

1985 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 35–18, vs. Syracuse
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
1985 record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Maryland $ 6 0 0  9 3 0
No. 19 Georgia Tech 5 1 0  9 2 1
Virginia 4 3 0  6 5 0
Clemson 4 3 0  6 6 0
North Carolina 3 4 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0  4 7 0
NC State 2 5 0  3 8 0
Wake Forest 1 6 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7No. 19 Penn State*No. 7L 18–2050,750
September 14at Boston College*No. 17W 31–1330,210
September 21West Virginia*No. 17
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 28–051,250
September 28at No. 12 Michigan*No. 17L 0–20105,282
October 5at NC StateW 31–729,500
October 19at Wake ForestW 26–323,700
October 26Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 40–1046,175
November 2North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–1049,800
November 9No. 8 Miami (FL)*L 22–2962,350
November 16at ClemsonW 34–3178,037
November 29VirginiaNo. 20
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 33–2148,950
December 21vs. Syracuse*No. 18W 35–1851,858
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 40 Rick Badanjek Sr
RB 33 Alvin Blount Jr
QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh Sr
OT 73 J. D. Maarleveld Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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 234Total
Nittany Lions 10 730 20
Terrapins 0 1080 18


[1]

at Michigan

Maryland at Michigan
1 234Total
Terrapins 0 000 0
Wolverines 3 773 20


[2]

Miami (FL)


[3]

vs. Syracuse (Cherry Bowl)

Syracuse vs. Maryland
1 234Total
Orangemen 3 780 18
Terrapins 6 2270 35

[4]

1986 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
J.D. MaarleveldTackle5112Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donald BrownDefensive back5129San Diego Chargers
Stan GelbaughQuarterback6150Dallas Cowboys
Rick BadanjekRunning back7186Washington Redskins
George ColtonGuard9248New England Patriots
Len LynchGuard11295New York Giants

[5]

References

  1. "PENN STATE RALLIES TO TAKE 21st STRAIGHT FROM MARYLAND". The New York Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "Michigan Routs Maryland". The Washington Post. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "CHERRY BOWL; MARYLAND DEFEATS SYRACUSE, 35-18, BY EXPLOITING MISTAKES". The New York Times. December 22, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2020.


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