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The 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | at No. 7 Maryland | No. 19 | | | W 20–18 | 50,750 |
September 14 | Temple | No. 11 | | | W 27–25 | 84,651 |
September 21 | East Carolina | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 17–10 | 84,266 |
September 28 | at Rutgers | No. 9 | | | W 17–10 | 54,560 |
October 12 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 19–17 | 85,444 |
October 19 | at Syracuse | No. 6 | | | W 24–20 | 50,021 |
October 26 | West Virginia | No. 3 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 27–0 | 85,534 |
November 2 | Boston College | No. 3 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 16–12 | 82,000 |
November 9 | at Cincinnati | No. 2 | | | W 31–10 | 33,528 |
November 16 | Notre Dame | No. 1 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 36–6 | 84,000 |
November 23 | at Pittsburgh | No. 1 | | ESPN | W 31–0 | 60,134 |
| vs. No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 1 | | NBC | L 10–25 | 74,148 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 18 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 (15) | 1 () | 1 (46) | 1 (49) | 1 (47) | 1 (47) | 3 |
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Coaches | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 (34) | 1 (34) | 1 (41) | 1 (39) | 1 (37) | 1 (36) | 3 |
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Game summaries
at Maryland
Penn State at Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 19 Nittany Lions |
10 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
20 |
No. 7 Terrapins |
0 |
10 | 8 | 0 |
18 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | PSU | Zordich 32 yard interception return (Manca kick) | PSU 7–0 |
| Q1 | | PSU | Manca 28 yard field goal | PSU 10–0 |
| Q2 | | PSU | Williams 2 yard pass from Shaffer (Manca kick) | PSU 17–0 |
| Q2 | | MD | Paredes 22 yard field goal | PSU 17–3 |
| Q2 | | MD | Badanjek 8 yard run (Paredes kick) | PSU 17–10 |
| Q3 | | MD | Badanjek 5 yard run (Knight pass from Henning) | MD 18–17 |
| Q3 | 9:46 | PSU | Manca 46 yard field goal | PSU 20–18 |
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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27–1
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1984
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W 25–24
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[2]
at Pittsburgh
vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)
Penn State vs. Oklahoma
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Nittany Lions |
7 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
• No. 3 Sooners |
0 |
16 | 3 | 6 |
25 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 8:17 | PSU | Tim Manoa 1-yard run (Massimo Manca kick) | PSU 7-0 |
| 2 | 14:35 | OU | Tim Lashar 26-yard field goal | PSU 7-3 |
| 2 | 12:26 | OU | Keith Jackson 71-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway (Tim Lashar kick) | OU 10-7 |
| 2 | 5:20 | OU | Tim Lashar 31-yard field goal | OU 13-7 |
| 2 | 1:49 | OU | Tim Lashar 21-yard field goal | OU 16-7 |
| 2 | 0:01 | PSU | Massimo Manca 27-yard field goal | OU 16-10 |
| 3 | 3:09 | OU | Tim Lashar 22-yard field goal | OU 19-10 |
| 4 | 1:42 | OU | Lydell Carr 61-yard run (Lashar kick failed) | OU 25-10 |
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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0–1
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1972
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L 0–14
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[3]
NFL Draft
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |