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1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (3rd season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Iowa $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Quarterback Jim Everett led the nation in total offense (3,589 yards), which was also a school record, since broken by Drew Brees. Everett finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 PMat Pittsburgh*
ESPNL 30–3150,103
September 212:00 PMBall State*
W 37–1863,162
September 2812:30 PMNotre Dame*
TBSW 35–1769,338
October 58:00 PMat Minnesota
TBSL 15–4559,503
October 122:30 PMIllinois
W 30–2468,837
October 1912:00 PMat No. 11 Ohio State
CBSL 27–4189,888
October 2612:30 PMMichigan Statedagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBSL 24–2867,660
November 22:00 PMNorthwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 31–753,640
November 91:00 PMat No. 9 Michigan
L 0–47105,503
November 162:30 PMNo. 5 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
CBSL 24–2757,762
November 232:00 PMat Indiana
W 34–2151,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Jim Everett Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 19 Cris Dishman So
LB 48 Fred Strickland So
LB 44 Kevin Sumlin Jr
DB 26 Rod Woodson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Pittsburgh

Ball State

Notre Dame

Illinois

at Ohio State

Purdue at Ohio State
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 10107 27
• Buckeyes 14 3717 41

Michigan State

Iowa

#5 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 1703 27
Boilermakers 7 1007 24
Scoring summary
19:21PurdueGriffin 49-yard pass from Jim Everett (Briggs kick)Purdue 7-0
10:08IowaRonnie Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)Tied 7-7
214:02IowaHudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-7
29:53PurdueMedlock 1-yard run (Briggs kick)Tied 14-14
25:55IowaHudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-14
21:30PurdueBriggs 37-yard field goalIOWA 21-17
20:02IowaRob Houghtlin 33-yard field goalIOWA 24-17
46:35PurdueMedlock 2-yard run (Briggs kick)Tied 24-24
41:08IowaRob Houghtlin 25-yard field goalIOWA 27-24
See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–19–2 1984 L 3–40

at Indiana

See also: 1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

1986 NFL Draft

Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Jim Everett Quarterback 1 3 Houston Oilers
Ray Wallace Running back 6 145 Houston Oilers
Mark Jackson Wide receiver 6 161 Denver Broncos
Rodney Carter Running back 5 146 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Drenth Tackle 11 279 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Griffin Wide receiver 12 308 Atlanta Falcons

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ http://www.goldfan.com/purdue_hncaa.shtml
  2. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  3. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  4. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  5. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  6. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  7. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  8. ^ 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  9. ^ "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal". New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm
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