1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a 7–5 record and played in the 1985 Cherry Bowl against Maryland, where they lost, 18–35.

1985 Syracuse Orangemen football
Cherry Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Maryland
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
CaptainTim Green & Rudy Reed[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $6001110
West Virginia411731
Syracuse420750
Boston College330480
Pittsburgh231551
Temple150470
Rutgers060281
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State   1110
No. 9 Miami (FL)   1020
Army   930
No. 15 Florida State   930
West Virginia   731
Southern Miss   740
Syracuse   750
Virginia Tech   650
Pittsburgh   551
Cincinnati   560
Notre Dame   560
South Carolina   560
Southwestern Louisiana   470
Navy   470
Temple   470
Boston College   480
Memphis State   272
Rutgers   281
East Carolina   290
Louisville   290
Tulane   1100
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players included Tim Green, who earned unanimous All-American honors at defensive tackle and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award. Green was drafted 17th overall in the 1986 NFL Draft, ending his career at Syracuse as the school's all-time leader in sacks with 45.5, a record that he still owns.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Mississippi StateL 3–3026,832[3]
September 21Kent StateW 34–029,822
September 28at Virginia TechL 14–2433,400[4]
October 5Louisville
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 48–026,922
October 19No. 6 Penn State
L 20–2450,021
October 26Temple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 29–1445,391
November 2at PittsburghW 12–025,500
November 9at NavyW 24–2025,049
November 16Boston College
W 41–2145,790
November 23at RutgersW 31–1419,685
November 30West Virginia
L 10–1333,431[5]
December 21vs. No. 20 MarylandL 18–3551,858[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7][1]

References


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