1985 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1985 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (4th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons← 1984 1986 →

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	No. 19 Penn State*	No. 7	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 18–20	50,750
September 14	at Boston College*	No. 17	Sullivan Stadium Foxboro, MA	W 31–13	30,210
September 21	West Virginia*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 28–0	51,250
September 28	at No. 12 Michigan*	No. 17	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–20	105,282
October 5	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 31–7	29,500
October 19	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 26–3	23,700
October 26	Duke		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 40–10	46,175
November 2	North Carolina		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–10	49,800
November 9	No. 8 Miami (FL)*		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 22–29	62,350
November 16	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 34–31	78,037
November 29	Virginia		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 33–21	48,950
December 21	vs. Syracuse*	No. 20	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Cherry Bowl)	W 35–18	51,858
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Penn State

Penn State at Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nittany Lions	10	7	3	0	20
Terrapins	0	10	8	0	18

Date: September 7
Location: Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
Game attendance: 50,750

Scoring summary

1		PSU	Zordich 32-yard interception return (Manca kick)	PSU 7–0

1		PSU	Manca 28-yard field goal	PSU 10–0

2		PSU	Williams 2-yard pass from Shaffer (Manca kick)	PSU 17–0

2		MD	Paredes 22-yard field goal	PSU 17–3

2		MD	Badanjek 8-yard run (Paredes kick)	PSU 17–10

3		MD	Badanjek 5-yard run (Knight pass from Henning)	MD 18–17

3	9:46	PSU	Manca 46-yard field goal	PSU 20–18

At Michigan

Maryland at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	0	0	0	0
• Wolverines	3	7	7	3	20

Date: September 28
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 105,282

Miami (FL)

Vs. Syracuse (Cherry Bowl)

Syracuse vs. Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orangemen	3	7	8	0	18
• Terrapins	6	22	7	0	35

Date: December 21
Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
Game attendance: 51,858
Game weather: Indoors
TV announcers (Mizlou): Ray Lane and Jim Brandstatter

Main article: 1985 Cherry Bowl See also: 1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Roster

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

Bobby Ross

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

1986 NFL Draft

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

References

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

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