1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Spoo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (3rd season)
MVPJim Everett
CaptainJim Everett, Bob Ziltz
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
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

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 pmat Pittsburgh*ESPNL 30–3150,103
September 212:00 pmBall State*W 37–1863,162
September 2812:30 pmNotre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
TBSW 35–1769,338
October 58:00 pmat MinnesotaTBSL 15–4559,503
October 122:30 pmIllinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 30–2468,837
October 1912:00 pmat No. 11 Ohio StateCBSL 27–4189,888
October 2612:30 pmMichigan State 
  • 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 MichiganL 0–47105,503[2]
November 162:30 pmNo. 5 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
CBSL 24–2757,762
November 232:00 pmat IndianaW 34–2151,752
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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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
Pos. # Name Class
DT 98 Don Baldwin Sr
CB 19 Cris Dishman So
LB 30 Art DuBose Jr
DB 3 Marc Foster
DT 86 Sean Guy Jr
DL 99 Kevin Holley Jr
DL 92 Brad Hornor Sr
DT 95 Mike Kohler Fr
CB 18 Jeff Lee Sr
LB 59 Matt Morgan Jr
DL 68 Anthony Rose Jr
LB 48 Fred Strickland So
LB 44 Kevin Sumlin Jr
DB Damon Taylor
LB 90 Tony Vavrech Fr
LB 49 Tony Visco So
CB 5 Martial Wallace Jr
S 9 Mike Weaver Jr
LB 42 Merkle Williams Jr
SS 23 Kennedy Wilson Sr
DT 89 Derek Wimberly Sr
FS 26 Rod Woodson Jr
DL 71 Bob Ziltz Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jonathan Briggs
P Ernie Schramayr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Pittsburgh

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Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 0 14630
Pittsburgh 7 14 01031

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
External videos
  Television broadcast with Pittsburgh radio audio
  Final Purdue touchdown and two-point conversion attempt

Ball State

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Notre Dame

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Illinois

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At Ohio State

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Purdue Boilermakers (3–2) at #11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 10 10727
Ohio St 14 3 71741

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 19, 1985
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,888
  • Referee: Otho Kortz
  • TV: CBS
  • Box Score
Game information
External videos
  Game highlights

Michigan State

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Northwestern

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  • James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards

Iowa

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#5 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1703 27
Boilermakers 7 1007 24

At Indiana

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Purdue Boilermakers (4–6) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 21 0334
Indiana 7 7 7021

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 51,752
  • [6]
Game information
External videos
  Purdue Jim Everett 70-yard TD pass to Rodney Carter (second quarter)

Awards and honors

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1986 NFL Draft

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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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References

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  1. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers Football NCAA Records, Heisman Trophy Candidates :GoldFan.com". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Tommy George (November 10, 1985). "U-M pooh-poohs Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. D1.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
  5. ^ "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal". New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.