1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1985 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 31–30	50,103
September 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 7–10	88,518
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	L 22–29	40,922
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	TCS	T 10–10	62,453	^[1]
October 5	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 42–7	37,277	^[2]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 24–10	36,609	^[3]
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 38–10	18,991
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 7–21	29,343
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 0–12	25,500
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 21–17	19,428
November 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 1 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–31	60,134
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Anthony Brown
RB		Tom Brown
OL		Tony Brown
QB		John Congemi
RB		Brian Davis
OL		Randy Dixon
OL		Mike Dorundo
QB		Joe Felitsky
RB		Ezekial Gadson
RB		Charles Gladman
TE		Bob Lawson
WR		Dwayne Milloy
OL		Barry Pettyjohn
WR		Charles Scales
TE		David Shuck
OL		Bob Sign
WR		Mark Stanton
WR		Matt Stennett
WR		Michael Stewart
RB		Darnell Stone
WR		Reggie Williams
TE		Clint Wilson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Steve Apke
DL		Dennis Atiyeh
DB		Teryl Austin
DL		Bob Buczkowski
DB		Bill Callahan
DL		Jon Carter
DL		Lorenzo Freeman
DL		Burt Grossman
DL		Walter Johnson
DB		Quintin Jones
LB		Matt Lavigna
DB		John Lewis
LB		Jerry Olsavsky
DB		Billy Owens
DL		Bob Schilken
LB		Brian Shields
DL		Bill Sapio
LB		Jerry Wall
DB		Troy Washington
DL		Tony Woods

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mark Brasco
P		Scott Merlack
P		Bill Rudison
K	`93`	Pat Viancourt	Jr

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	0	14	6	30
Pittsburgh	7	14	0	10	31

Game information

External videos
Television broadcast with Pittsburgh radio audio
Final Purdue touchdown and two-point conversion attempt