American college football season
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 Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 12:20 p.m. at No. 7 Maryland No. 19 USA W 20–1850,750 [2]
September 14 12:20 p.m. Temple No. 11 TCS W 27–2584,651
September 21 1:30 p.m. East Carolina No. 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 17–1084,266 [3]
September 28 1:00 p.m. at Rutgers No. 9 W 17–1054,560
October 12 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama No. 8 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ABC W 19–1785,444 [4]
October 19 1:30 p.m. at Syracuse No. 6 W 24–2050,021
October 26 3:30 p.m. West Virginia No. 3 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ABC W 27–085,534 [5]
November 2 12:30 p.m. Boston College No. 3 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 16–1282,000
November 9 2:00 p.m. at Cincinnati No. 2 W 31–1033,528
November 16 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame No. 1 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ABC W 36–684,000
November 23 7:45 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 1 ESPN W 31–060,134
8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Oklahoma No. 1 NBC L 10–2574,148
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 18 19 11 10 9 9 8 6 3 3 2 (15) 1 (44) 1 (46) 1 (49) 1 (47) 1 (47) 3 Coaches 17 17 9 8 6 7 6 4 2 2 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (41) 1 (39) 1 (37) 1 (36) 3
Game summaries
At Maryland
Penn State at Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 19 Nittany Lions
10
7 3 0
20
No. 7 Terrapins
0
10 8 0
18
Scoring summary 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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At Pittsburgh
Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)
Penn State vs. Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Nittany Lions
7
3 0 0
10
• No. 3 Sooners
0
16 3 6
25
Scoring summary 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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Roster
1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense