1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Leon Burtnett (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Spoo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (3rd season)
MVPJim Everett
CaptainJim Everett, Bob Ziltz
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
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1986 →
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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. 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

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 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 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Pittsburgh

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

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: August 31, 1985
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,103
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson and Paul Maguire
  • [4]
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

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

Ball State

Notre Dame

Illinois

At Ohio State

Purdue Boilermakers (3–2) at #11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–1)
Period 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

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
  • PUR – Ray Wallace – 3 rushes, 35 yards
  • OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers

  • Mark Jackson – 6 receptions, 132 yards
External videos
video icon Game highlights

Michigan State

Northwestern

  • James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards

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

At Indiana

Purdue Boilermakers (4–6) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–6)
Period 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
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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
  • PUR – Ray Wallace – 19 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
  • IND – Bobby Howard – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
  • IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards

External videos
video icon Purdue Jim Everett 70-yard TD pass to Rodney Carter (second quarter)

Awards and honors

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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References

  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.
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