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1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Orange Bowl, L 10-25 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1985 record 11–1
Head coach Joe Paterno (20th year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »
1985 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Penn State           11 1 0
#9 Miami (FL)           10 2 0
Army           9 3 0
#15 Florida State           9 3 0
West Virginia           7 3 1
Southern Miss           7 4 0
Syracuse           7 5 0
Virginia Tech           6 5 0
Pittsburgh           5 5 1
Cincinnati           5 6 0
Notre Dame           5 6 0
South Carolina           5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana           4 7 0
Navy           4 7 0
Temple           4 7 0
Boston College           4 8 0
Memphis           2 7 2
Rutgers           2 8 1
East Carolina           2 9 0
Louisville           2 9 0
Tulane           1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• Penn St 10 7 3 0 20
Maryland 0 10 8 0 18

The 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1985 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft.


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