Maryland Football Team History
Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Byrd Stadium Capacity: 48,055 Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White Coach: Bobby Ross Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1985 Season Highlights
Bobby Ross enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Penn State
18
20
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Boston College
31
13
W
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
West Virginia
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Michigan
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
North Carolina State
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Wake Forest
26
3
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Duke
40
10
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
North Carolina
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Miami
22
29
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Clemson
34
31
W
Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Virginia
33
21
W
Sat., Dec. 21
Syracuse
35
18
W
@ Pontiac, MI
Cherry Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 326
Scoring Average 27.2
Points Allowed 192
Defense Average 16.0
Opponents Record 77-59
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 9-3-0
AP
19 9-3-0
Coaches
19 9-3-0
UPI
17 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.