The 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 7 | at No. 7 Maryland | No. 19 | | | W 20–18 | 50,750 |
| September 14 | Temple | No. 11 | | | W 27–25 | 84,651 |
| September 21 | East Carolina | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 17–10 | 84,266 |
| September 28 | at Rutgers | No. 9 | | | W 17–10 | 54,560 |
| October 12 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 19–17 | 85,444 |
| October 19 | at Syracuse | No. 6 | | | W 24–20 | 50,021 |
| October 26 | West Virginia | No. 3 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 27–0 | 85,534 |
| November 2 | Boston College | No. 3 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 16–12 | 82,000 |
| November 9 | at Cincinnati | No. 2 | | | W 31–10 | 33,528 |
| November 16 | Notre Dame | No. 1 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 36–6 | 84,000 |
| November 23 | at Pittsburgh | No. 1 | | ESPN | W 31–0 | 60,134 |
| January 1, 1986 | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 1 | | NBC | L 10–25 | 74,148 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
Game summaries[]
Maryland[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| • Penn St
|
10 |
7 |
3 |
0
|
20
|
| Maryland
|
0 |
10 |
8 |
0
|
18
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| Q1 |
| PSU | Zordich 32 yard interception return (Manca kick) | PSU 7–0 |
|
| Q1 |
| PSU | Manca 28 yard field goal | PSU 10–0 |
|
| Q2 |
| PSU | Williams 2 yard pass from Shaffer (Manca kick) | PSU 17–0 |
|
| Q2 |
| MD | Paredes 22 yard field goal | PSU 17–3 |
|
| Q2 |
| MD | Badanjek 8 yard run (Paredes kick) | PSU 17–10 |
|
| Q3 |
| MD | Badanjek 5 yard run (Knight pass from Henning) | MD 18–17 |
|
| Q3 |
9:46 | PSU | Manca 46 yard field goal | PSU 20–18 |
|
[2]
Roster[]
| 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| WR
|
9
|
Alexander, MikeMike Alexander
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| T
|
74
|
Clayton, StanStan Clayton
|
3.0 !So
|
| G
|
57
|
Conlin, ChrisChris Conlin
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| RB
|
42
|
Dozier, D.J.D.J. Dozier
|
3.0 !So
|
| G
|
54
|
Frerotte, MitchMitch Frerotte
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| FB
|
27
|
Hornyak, JohnJohn Hornyak
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| FB
|
44
|
Manoa, TimTim Manoa
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| G
|
59
|
Morgan, DanDan Morgan
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| C
|
56
|
Radecic, KeithKeith Radecic
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| WR
|
6
|
Roundtree, RayRay Roundtree
|
3.0 !So
|
| QB
|
14
|
Shaffer, JohnJohn Shaffer
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| RB
|
35
|
Smith, SteveSteve Smith
|
5.0 !Jr
|
|
Defense
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| PK
|
10
|
Manca, MassimoMassimo Manca
|
5.0 !Jr
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
|
NFL Draft[]
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft.
References[]
