1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1985 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons

1985 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10/9 Iowa †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#2/2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
#14/11 Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Quarterback Jim Everett led the nation in total offense (3,589 yards), which was also a school record, since broken by Drew Brees. Everett finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 PM	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 30–31	50,103
September 21	2:00 PM	Ball State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 37–18	63,162
September 28	12:30 PM	Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	TBS	W 35–17	69,338
October 5	8:00 PM	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	TBS	L 15–45	59,503
October 12	2:30 PM	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)		W 30–24	68,837
October 19	12:00 PM	at No. 11 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	CBS	L 27–41	89,888
October 26	12:30 PM	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	TBS	L 24–28	67,660
November 2	2:00 PM	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 31–7	53,640
November 9	1:00 PM	at No. 9 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–47	105,503
November 16	2:30 PM	No. 5 Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	CBS	L 24–27	57,762
November 23	2:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 34–21	51,752
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Everett, JimJim Everett	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Leon Burtnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Spoo (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Pittsburgh

• Jim Everett 34/53, 398 Yds

Ball State

• Jim Everett 24/32, 340 Yds

Notre Dame

• Jim Everett 27/49, 368 Yds

Illinois

• Jim Everett 27/47, 464 Yds

Ohio State

• Jim Everett 35/55, 497 Yds

Michigan State

• Jim Everett 34/51, 315 Yds

Iowa

• Jim Everett 23/32, 315 Yds

1986 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Everett	Quarterback	1	3	Houston Oilers
Ray Wallace	Running back	6	145	Houston Oilers
Mark Jackson	Wide receiver	6	161	Denver Broncos
Rodney Carter	Running back	5	146	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Drenth	Tackle	11	279	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Griffin	Wide receiver	12	308	Atlanta Falcons

Awards and honors

• Jim Everett, sixth in Heisman Trophy voting