| 1985 Maryland Terrapins football | |
ACC Champions Cherry Bowl Champions | |
|---|---|
Cherry Bowl, Win, 35-18, vs. Syracuse | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1985 record | 9-3 (6-0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Ross |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
Seasons | |
The 1985 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A college 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.
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7* | #19 Penn State | #7 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | L 18–20 | 50,750 | |||
| September 14* | at Boston College | #17 | Sullivan Stadium • Foxboro, MA | W 31–13 | 30,210 | |||
| September 21* | West Virginia | #17 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 28–0 | 51,250 | |||
| September 28* | at #12 Michigan | #17 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–20 | 105,282 | |||
| October 5 | at North Carolina State | Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 31–7 | 29,500 | ||||
| October 19 | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 26–3 | 23,700 | ||||
| October 26 | Duke | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 40–10 | 46,175 | ||||
| November 2† | North Carolina | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 28–10 | 49,800 | ||||
| November 9* | #8 Miami (FL) | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD | L 22–29 | 62,350 | ||||
| November 16 | at Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 34–31 | 78,037 | ||||
| November 29 | Virginia | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 33–21 | 48,950 | ||||
| December 21* | vs. Syracuse | Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Cherry Bowl) | W 35–18 | 51,858 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Team Players in the NFL[]
The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| J.D. Maarleveld | Tackle | 5 | 112 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Donald Brown | Defensive Back | 5 | 129 | San Diego Chargers |
| Stan Gelbaugh | Quarterback | 6 | 150 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rick Badanjek | Tackle | 7 | 186 | Washington Redskins |
| George Colton | Guard | 9 | 248 | New England Patriots |
| Len Lynch | Guard | 11 | 295 | New York Giants |
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