The 1985 Cherry Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Atlantic Coast Conference 's Maryland Terrapins and the Big East Conference 's Syracuse Orangemen . After an early 10–6 lead, The Orangemen gave up 22 unanswered second-quarter points, falling too far behind for a comeback and allowing the Terps to win with a final score of 35–18.[1]
Although it was only the second edition, the bowl folded after this game when the Cherry Bowl committee found it was more than $2,000,000 over budget. This ended postseason college football in Detroit until 1997, when the Motor City Bowl launched and the MAC Championship Game was first played on a neutral site.
Scoring summary [ ] First Quarter [ ] Syracuse - McAulay 26, field goal
Maryland - Gelbaugh 4, run (kick failed) Second Quarter [ ] Syracuse -Drummond 10, run (McAulay kick)
Maryland -Knight 3, pass from Gelbaugh (Badajnek run)
Maryland -Tye 8, fumble recovery (Plocki kick)
Maryland -Blount 20, run (Plocki kick) Third Quarter [ ] Maryland -Abdur-Ra’oof 6, pass from Gelbaugh (Plocki kick)
Syracuse - McPherson 17, run (Schwedes from McPherson) Statistics [ ]
Statistics
Syracuse
Maryland
First Downs
28
22
Rushing Yards
241
244
Passing Yards
204
223
Total Yards
445
467
Interceptions
1
3
Punts-Average
1/52.0
3/38.7
Fumbles-Lost
3/2
0/0
Penalties-Yards
3/26
5/54
References [ ]
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