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1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1985
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
image	Penn State text logo.svg
image_size	250
conference	Independent
CoachRank	3
APRank	3
record	11–1
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	20th
off_coach	Fran Ganter
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	9th
def_scheme	4–3
captain	Rogers Alexander
captain2	Todd Moules
captain3	Mike Zordich
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	Eastern champion
bowl	Orange Bowl
bowl_result	L 10–25 vs. Oklahoma

The 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 11–1. Penn State was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Nittany Lions lost to Oklahoma. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

At Maryland

At Pittsburgh

Vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 1986 Orange Bowl

Roster

Tom Bradley
Ron Dickerson
Fran Ganter
Nick Gasparato
Bob Phillips
Frank Rocco
Joe Sarra
Jerry Sandusky
Jim Williams

NFL draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1986 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
4th	23	105	Rogers Alexander	Linebacker	New York Jets
7th	2	168	Bob Williams	Tight end	Buffalo Bills
9th	14	235	Mike Zordich	Defensive back	San Diego Chargers

References

(September 8, 1985). "Nittany Lions maintain mastery". The Courier-Journal.
(September 15, 1985). "Lions post another 2-point win". The Daily News.
(September 22, 1985). "PSU foils Carolina upset bid, 17–10". The Pittsburgh Press.
(September 29, 1985). "Penn State's big plays kill Rutgers". The Herald-News.
(October 13, 1985). "Penn State rolls, 19–17, over Bama". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 20, 1985). "Penn State hurdles Syracuse". Asbury Park Press.
(October 27, 1985). "Penn State blanks West Virginia". The Tyler Courier-Times.
(November 3, 1985). "Tackle's touchdown propels Penn State to 16–12 victory". The State.
(November 10, 1985). "No. 2 Penn State sinks Cincinnati". Sunday Press.
(November 17, 1985). "No. 1 Oenn St. blasts Notre Dame, 36–6". Democrat and Chronicle.
(November 24, 1985). "Perfect Penn State plunders Pittsburgh, 31–0". The Hartford Courant.
(January 2, 1986). "Oklahoma takes care of business". The Shreveport Journal.
Gainesville Sun. 1985 September 8.
(January 2, 1986). "Orange Bowl; Oklahoma Upends Penn State, Stakes Claim to No. 1". [[The New York Times]].

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