1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

	1985 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Pittsburgh Panthers football
1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	5-5-1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Stobart (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (3rd year)
Base defense	Multiple Front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium; (Capacity: 56,500)
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The 1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 college football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Aug. 31	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 31–30	50,103
Sat. Sep. 14	8:00 p.m.	at #9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 7–10	88,518
Sat. Sep. 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	USA	L 22–29	40,922
Sat. Sep. 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	T 10–10	62,453
Sat. Oct. 5	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 42–7	37,277
Sat. Oct. 12†	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina State	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 24–10	36,609
Sat. Oct. 19	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 38–10	18,991
Sat. Oct. 26	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 7–21	29,343
Sat. Nov. 2	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	USA	L 0–12	25,500
Sat. Nov. 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	WPXI	W 21–17	19,428
Sat. Nov. 23	7:30 p.m.	#1 Penn State	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 0–31	60,134
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Foge Fazio – Head Coach Chuck Stobart – Offensive Coordinator Bob Junko – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Russ Jacques – Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers John Montgomery – Tight Ends Joe Moore – Offensive Line Gerry Solomon – Defensive Ends Sal Sunseri – Defensive Line Andy Urbanic – Running Backs Trent Walters – Defensive Backs			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Bob LaCivita – Recruiting Coordinator John Hendrick – Graduate Assistant Jay Venuto – Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1985 Division I-A independents football records
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	8	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll