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American college football season
The 1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Purdue | | ESPN | W 31–30 | 50,103 | |
September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Ohio State | | WTBS | L 7–10 | 88,518 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| USA | L 22–29 | 40,922 | |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | | TCS | T 10–10 | 62,453 | [1] |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| USA | W 42–7 | 37,277 | [2] |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| USA | W 24–10 | 36,609 | [3] |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | | | W 38–10 | 18,991 | |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Navy | | | L 7–21 | 29,343 | |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| | L 0–12 | 25,500 | |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple | | | W 21–17 | 19,428 | |
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Penn State | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 0–31 | 60,134 | |
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1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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RB
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Anthony Brown
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RB
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Tom Brown
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OL
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Tony Brown
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QB
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John Congemi
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RB
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Brian Davis
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OL
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Randy Dixon
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OL
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Mike Dorundo
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QB
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Joe Felitsky
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RB
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Ezekial Gadson
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RB
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Charles Gladman
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TE
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Bob Lawson
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WR
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Dwayne Milloy
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OL
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Barry Pettyjohn
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WR
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Charles Scales
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TE
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David Shuck
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OL
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Bob Sign
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WR
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Mark Stanton
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WR
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Matt Stennett
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WR
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Michael Stewart
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RB
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Darnell Stone
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WR
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Reggie Williams
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TE
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Clint Wilson
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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Steve Apke
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DL
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Dennis Atiyeh
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DB
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Teryl Austin
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DL
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Bob Buczkowski
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DB
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Bill Callahan
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DL
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Jon Carter
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DL
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Lorenzo Freeman
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DL
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Burt Grossman
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DL
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Walter Johnson
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DB
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Quintin Jones
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LB
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Matt Lavigna
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DB
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John Lewis
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LB
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Jerry Olsavsky
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DB
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Billy Owens
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DL
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Bob Schilken
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LB
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Brian Shields
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DL
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Bill Sapio
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LB
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Jerry Wall
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DB
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Troy Washington
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DL
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Tony Woods
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Mark Brasco
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P
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Scott Merlack
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P
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Bill Rudison
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K
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93
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Pat Viancourt
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- John Hendrick (GA)
- Russ Jacques (QB/WR)
- Bob Junko (DC/LB)
- Bob LaCivita (RC)
- John Montgomery (TE)
- Joe Moore (OL)
- Buddy Morris (Str + Cond)
- Gerry Solomon (DE)
- Chuck Stobart (OC)
- Sal Sunseri (DL)
- Andy Urbanic (RB)
- Jay Venuto (GA)
- Trent Walters (DB)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game information
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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.
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- 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
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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[5]
- ^ "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt mauls Carolina, 42–7". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt replacement QB leads win over N.C. State, 24–10". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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