1985 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1985 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (4th season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Maryland $ 6 0 09 3 0
No. 19 Georgia Tech 5 1 09 2 1
Virginia 4 3 06 5 0
Clemson 4 3 06 6 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 04 7 0
NC State 2 5 03 8 0
Wake Forest 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 .

Contents

Schedule

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

Rankings

Game summaries

Penn State

Penn State at Maryland
1234Total
Nittany Lions1073020
Terrapins0108018


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At Michigan

Maryland at Michigan
1234Total
Terrapins00000
Wolverines377320


[14]

Miami (FL)


[15]

Vs. Syracuse (Cherry Bowl)

Syracuse vs. Maryland
1234Total
Orangemen378018
Terrapins6227035

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Roster

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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1986 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
J.D. Maarleveld Tackle5112 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donald BrownDefensive back5129 San Diego Chargers
Stan Gelbaugh Quarterback6150 Dallas Cowboys
Rick Badanjek Running back7186 Washington Redskins
George ColtonGuard9248 New England Patriots
Len LynchGuard11295 New York Giants

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The 1966 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Lou Saban, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 204 to 180. The team's statistical leaders included Alan Pastrana with 1,499 passing yards, Billy Lovett with 451 rushing yards, and Billy Van Heusen with 536 receiving yards.

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