1985 Maryland Terrapins football team

1985 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 35–18, vs. Syracuse
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1985 record	9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

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 .

Regular season

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

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	Tackle	7	186	Washington Redskins
George Colton	Guard	9	248	New England Patriots
Len Lynch	Guard	11	295	New York Giants

Maryland Terrapins football

Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Johns Hopkins Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Rutgers Virginia West Virginia

Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy

People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Honorees Professional players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

Duke & Maryland (1953) Duke (1954) Duke & Maryland (1955) Clemson (1956) NC State (1957) Clemson (1958) Clemson (1959) Duke (1960) Duke (1961) Duke (1962) North Carolina & NC State (1963) NC State (1964) Clemson & NC State (1965) Clemson (1966) Clemson (1967) NC State (1968) South Carolina (1969) Wake Forest (1970) North Carolina (1971) North Carolina (1972) NC State (1973) Maryland (1974) Maryland (1975) Maryland (1976) North Carolina (1977) Clemson (1978) NC State (1979) North Carolina (1980) Clemson (1981) Clemson (1982) Maryland (1983) Maryland (1984) Maryland (1985) Clemson (1986) Clemson (1987) Clemson (1988) Duke & Virginia (1989) Georgia Tech (1990) Clemson (1991) Florida State (1992) Florida State (1993) Florida State (1994) Florida State & Virginia (1995) Florida State (1996) Florida State (1997) Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998) Florida State (1999) Florida State (2000) Maryland (2001) Florida State (2002) Florida State (2003) Virginia Tech (2004) Florida State (2005) Wake Forest (2006) Virginia Tech (2007) Virginia Tech (2008) Georgia Tech (2009) vacated Virginia Tech (2010) Clemson (2011) Florida State (2012) Florida State (2013) Florida State (2014) Clemson (2015) Clemson (2016)

National championships in bold

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