1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1985 record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (3rd season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 69,200)
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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 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 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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.#NameClass
QB 11 Jim Everett Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 19 Cris Dishman So
LB 48 Fred Strickland So
LB 44 Kevin Sumlin Jr
DB 26 Rod Woodson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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

Northwestern
  • James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards [8]

Iowa
#5 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 1703 27
Boilermakers 7 1007 24
See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team


at Indiana
See also: 1985 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
  • Ray Wallace 19 rushes, 140 yards [11]

1986 NFL Draft
Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jim EverettQuarterback13Houston Oilers
Ray WallaceRunning back6145Houston Oilers
Mark JacksonWide receiver6161Denver Broncos
Rodney CarterRunning back5146Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark DrenthTackle11279Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve GriffinWide receiver12308Atlanta Falcons

[12]

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. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-01.
  9. 2018 Purdue record book. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  10. "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal". New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-29.
  12. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm
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