1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team American college football season
The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Leon Burtnett , the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana .
Quarterback Jim Everett led the nation in total offense with 3,589 yards, which was also a program record, since broken by Drew Brees . Everett finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy .[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:30 pm at Pittsburgh * ESPN L 30–3150,103 September 21 2:00 pm Ball State * W 37–1863,162 September 28 12:30 pm Notre Dame * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) TBS W 35–1769,338 October 5 8:00 pm at Minnesota TBS L 15–4559,503 October 12 2:30 pm Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) W 30–2468,837 October 19 12:00 pm at No. 11 Ohio State CBS L 27–4189,888 October 26 12:30 pm Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN TBS L 24–2867,660 November 2 2:00 pm Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 31–753,640 November 9 1:00 pm at No. 9 Michigan L 0–47105,503 [ 2] November 16 2:30 pm No. 5 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN CBS L 24–2757,762 November 23 2:00 pm at Indiana W 34–2151,752 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Roberts Armenteros Sr
TE
96
Jack Beery Jr
OL
94
Kieth Brown So
G
66
Bret Bunnel Sr
WR
22
Rick Brunner Sr
WR
24
Rodney Carter Sr
OT
78
Mike Connors Jr
G
63
Bruce Crites Jr
QB
14
Doug Downing Jr
OL
Mark Drenth
QB
11
Jim Everett Sr
RB
Walt Foster
RB
21
Tony Grant So
WR
2
Steve Griffin Sr
WR
80
Jon Hayes So
QB
7
Jeff Huber Sr
WR
36
Mark Jackson Sr
RB
James Medlock
G
61
Vince Panfil Sr
RB
Bobby Pruitt
OT
79
Jim Richmond Jr
TE
85
Brad Schumacher So
TE
84
Marty Scott Sr
C
56
Rick Skibinski Sr
C
73
Pat Snyder Jr
G
53
Todd Tyrie Fr
WR
43
Ray Wallace Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Jonathan Briggs
P
Ernie Schramayr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
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 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
Ball State
Notre Dame
Illinois
At Ohio State
Purdue Boilermakers (3–2) at #11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–1)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 19, 1985Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Overcast, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 89,888Referee : Otho KortzTV : CBS Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – George Cooper 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 8:14. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:31.
OSU – Mike Lanese 12-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 3:11. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:56. Second quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 39-yard field goal, 13:32. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:40.
PUR – Rodney Carter 15-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 3:02. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:42.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 22-yard field goal, 0:01. Ohio St 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 1:54. Third quarter
OSU – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 9:37. Ohio St 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:34.
PUR – Ray Wallace 8-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:12. Ohio St 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:21.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 21-yard field goal, 2:25. Ohio St 24–20. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:36. Fourth quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 30-yard field goal, 12:46. Ohio St 27–20. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.
PUR – James Medlock 2-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.
OSU – Keith Byars 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:41. Ohio St 34–27. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:50.
OSU – Keith Byars 9-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:10. Ohio St 41–27. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:02.
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Michigan State
Northwestern
James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards
Iowa
#5 Iowa at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
17 0 3
27
Boilermakers
7
10 0 7
24
Scoring summary 1 9:21 Purdue Griffin 49-yard pass from Jim Everett (Briggs kick) Purdue 7-0 1 0:08 Iowa Ronnie Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)Tied 7-7 2 14:02 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-7 2 9:53 Purdue Medlock 1-yard run (Briggs kick) Tied 14-14 2 5:55 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21-14 2 1:30 Purdue Briggs 37-yard field goal IOWA 21-17 2 0:02 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 33-yard field goal IOWA 24-17 4 6:35 Purdue Medlock 2-yard run (Briggs kick) Tied 24-24 4 1:08 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 25-yard field goal IOWA 27-24
At Indiana
Game information
First quarter
PUR – Rodney Carter 6-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 7–0.
IU – Steve Bradley 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Tie 7–7.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 33-yard field goal. Purdue 10–7. Second quarter
PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 17–7.
IU – Damon Sweazy 4-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 17–14.
PUR – Rodney Carter 70-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 24–14.
PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 31–14. Third quarter
IU – Bobby Howard 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 31–21. Fourth quarter
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 37-yard field goal. Purdue 34–21.
Top passers PUR – Jim Everett – 22/39, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Steve Bradley – 10/20, 168 yards, 2 INT Top rushers Top receivers PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards
Awards and honors
1986 NFL Draft
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References
^ "Purdue Boilermakers Football NCAA Records, Heisman Trophy Candidates :GoldFan.com" . Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008 .^ Tommy George (November 10, 1985). "U-M pooh-poohs Purdue" . Detroit Free Press . p. D1. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF) . Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023 .^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
^ "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal" . New York Times . November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .^ "(none)" . Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022 .^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com the original on December 21, 2007.
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