1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1985 Syracuse Orangemen football
Cherry Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Maryland
Conference Independent
1985 record 7–5
Head coach Dick MacPherson (5th season)
Captain Tim Green & Rudy Reed[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a 7–5 record and played in the 1985 Cherry Bowl against Maryland, where they lost, 18–35.

Notable players included Tim Green, who earned unanimous All-American honors at defensive tackle and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award. Green was drafted 17th overall in the 1986 NFL Draft, ending his career at Syracuse as the school's all-time leader in sacks with 45.5, a record that he still owns.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 14 at Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS L 3–30   26,832
September 21 Kent State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 34–0   29,822
September 28 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 14–24   33,400
October 5 Louisville Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 48–0   26,922
October 19 No. 6 Penn State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 20–24   50,021
October 26 Temple Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 29–14   45,391
November 2 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 12–0   25,500
November 9 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 24–20   25,049
November 16 Boston College Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 41–21   45,790
November 23 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 31–14   19,685
November 30 West Virginia Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 10–13   33,431
December 21 vs. No. 20 Maryland Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Cherry Bowl) L 18–35   51,858
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 121.
  3. ↑ "1985 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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