1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Orange Bowl, L 10–25 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1985 record 11–1
Head coach Joe Paterno (20th season)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
1985 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1985 college 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 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) W 20–18   50,750
September 14 Temple No. 11 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA 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 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ 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 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 24–20   50,021
October 26 West Virginiadagger 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 Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH 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 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN W 31–0   60,134
January 1, 1986 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC L 10–25   74,148
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Maryland

1 234Total
• Penn St 10 730 20
Maryland 0 1080 18

[2]

Roster

1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 9 Mike Alexander Jr
T 74 Stan Clayton So
G 57 Chris Conlin Jr
RB 42 D.J. Dozier So
G 54 Mitch Frerotte Jr
FB 27 John Hornyak Jr
FB 44 Tim Manoa Jr
G 59 Dan Morgan Jr
C 56 Keith Radecic Jr
WR 6 Ray Roundtree So
QB 14 John Shaffer Jr
RB 35 Steve Smith Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 95 Rogers Alexander Sr
LB 31 Shane Conlan Jr
LB 53 Don Graham Jr
S 22 Ray Isom Jr
LB 55 Tim Johnson Jr
DB 43 Mike Zordich Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 10 Massimo Manca 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.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
4th23105Rogers AlexanderLinebackerNew York Jets
7th2168Bob Williams–Buffalo Bills
9th14235Mike ZordichDefensive backSan Diego Chargers

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sept 8.
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