1985 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1985 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 192 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins appeared in the Cherry Bowl .

1985 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (4th season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Maryland $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
No. 19 Georgia Tech 5 1 0 9 2 1
Virginia 4 3 0 6 5 0
Clemson 4 3 0 6 6 0
North Carolina 3 4 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0 4 7 0
NC State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Wake Forest 1 6 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 19 Penn State*No. 7L 18–2050,750[1]
September 14at Boston College*No. 17W 31–1330,210[2]
September 21West Virginia*No. 17
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 28–051,250[3]
September 28at No. 12 Michigan*No. 17L 0–20105,282[4]
October 5at NC StateW 31–729,500[5]
October 19at Wake ForestW 26–323,700[6]
October 26Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 40–1046,175[7]
November 2North Carolina 
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–1049,800[8]
November 9No. 8 Miami (FL)*L 22–2962,350[9]
November 16at ClemsonW 34–3178,037[10]
November 29Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 33–2148,950[11]
December 21vs. Syracuse*No. 20W 35–1851,858[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Game summaries

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Penn State

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Penn State at Maryland
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 10 730 20
Terrapins 0 1080 18


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At Michigan

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Maryland at Michigan
1 234Total
Terrapins 0 000 0
Wolverines 3 773 20


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Miami (FL)

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Vs. Syracuse (Cherry Bowl)

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Syracuse vs. Maryland
1 234Total
Orangemen 3 780 18
Terrapins 6 2270 35

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Roster

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1985 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 40 Rick Badanjek Sr
RB 33 Alvin Blount Jr
QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh Sr
OT 73 J. D. Maarleveld Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1986 NFL Draft

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The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
J.D. Maarleveld Tackle 5 112 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donald Brown Defensive back 5 129 San Diego Chargers
Stan Gelbaugh Quarterback 6 150 Dallas Cowboys
Rick Badanjek Running back 7 186 Washington Redskins
George Colton Guard 9 248 New England Patriots
Len Lynch Guard 11 295 New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ "Nittany Lions maintain mastery". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Terps outrun Boston College". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maryland wins, 28–0, over WVU". The Pittsburgh Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland offense shut down in 20–0 loss to Wolverines". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Terps stop gutty Pack". The News and Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Freshman backup kicker leads Maryland 26–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland crushes Duke". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Badanjek blunts UNC, takes Terps to win". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No miracles; Terps left with 'what if?'". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps top Tigers on Plocki's FG". Durham Morning Herald. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "U. Va. grinds as Maryland rolls to win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 30, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Terps' Cherry Bowl fruitful". Detroit Free Press. December 22, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "PENN STATE RALLIES TO TAKE 21st STRAIGHT FROM MARYLAND". The New York Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Michigan Routs Maryland". The Washington Post. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "CHERRY BOWL; MARYLAND DEFEATS SYRACUSE, 35-18, BY EXPLOITING MISTAKES". The New York Times. December 22, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2020.