1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 State		–		–				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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 31–30	50,103
September 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 7–10	88,518
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	L 22–29	40,922
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	TCS	T 10–10	62,453	[1]
October 5	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 42–7	37,277	[2]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 24–10	36,609	[3]
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 38–10	18,991
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 7–21	29,343
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 0–12	25,500
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 21–17	19,428
November 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 1 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–31	60,134
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	0	14	6	30
Pittsburgh	7	14	0	10	31

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: August 31, 1985
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,103
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson and Paul Maguire
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Game information

First quarter PUR – Jonathan Briggs 21-yard field goal. Purdue 3–0. PITT – Charles Gladman 5-yard run (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 7–3. PUR – Jim Everett 6-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 10–7. Second quarter PITT – Charles Scales 19-yard pass from John Congemi (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 14–10. PITT – Clint Wilson 5-yard pass from John Congemi (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 21–10. Third quarter PUR – Steve Griffin 13-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass failed). Pittsburgh 21–16. PUR – Ray Wallace 10-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass good). Purdue 24–21. Fourth quarter PITT – Charles Gladman 10-yard run (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 28–24. PITT – Mark Brasco 43-yard field goal. Pittsburgh 31–24. PUR – Ray Wallace 31-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass failed), 0:48. Pittsburgh 31–30. Top passers PUR – Jim Everett – 34/53, 398 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT PITT – John Congemi – 10/19, 110 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PUR – Ray Wallace – 12 rushes, 59 yards PITT – Charles Gladman – 24 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PUR – Steve Griffin – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD PITT – Charles Scales – 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

External videos
Television broadcast with Pittsburgh radio audio
Final Purdue touchdown and two-point conversion attempt

Personnel

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Anthony Brown RB Tom Brown OL Tony Brown QB John Congemi RB Brian Davis OL Randy Dixon OL Mike Dorundo QB Joe Felitsky RB Ezekial Gadson RB Charles Gladman TE Bob Lawson WR Dwayne Milloy OL Barry Pettyjohn WR Charles Scales TE David Shuck OL Bob Sign WR Mark Stanton WR Matt Stennett WR Michael Stewart RB Darnell Stone WR Reggie Williams TE Clint Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Steve Apke DL Dennis Atiyeh DB Teryl Austin DL Bob Buczkowski DB Bill Callahan DL Jon Carter DL Lorenzo Freeman DL Burt Grossman DL Walter Johnson DB Quintin Jones LB Matt Lavigna DB John Lewis LB Jerry Olsavsky DB Billy Owens DL Bob Schilken LB Brian Shields DL Bill Sapio LB Jerry Wall DB Troy Washington DL Tony Woods	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mark Brasco P Scott Merlack P Bill Rudison K 93 Pat Viancourt Jr	Head coach Foge Fazio Coordinators/assistant coaches John Hendrick (GA) Russ Jacques (QB/WR) Bob Junko (DC/LB) Bob LaCivita (RC) John Montgomery (TE) Joe Moore (OL) Buddy Morris (Str + Cond) Gerry Solomon (DE) Chuck Stobart (OC) Sal Sunseri (DL) Andy Urbanic (RB) Jay Venuto (GA) Trent Walters (DB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Buczkowski	Defensive end	1	24	Los Angeles Raiders
Bill Callahan	Defensive back	4	94	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

1. "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pitt mauls Carolina, 42–7". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pitt replacement QB leads win over N.C. State, 24–10". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
5. "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.