1985 Maryland Terrapins football team
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The 1985 Maryland Terrapins football
Maryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 team
represented University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Terrapins offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 192 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross
Bobby Ross
Robert Joseph Ross is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel , the University of Maryland, College Park , the Georgia Institute of Technology , and the United States Military Academy , compiling a career college football record of 103–101–2...

, the Terrapins appeared in the Cherry Bowl.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Terrapins points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 7 Penn State Loss 18 20 0-1
2 Sept. 14 @ Boston College Win 1-1
3 Sept. 21 West Virginia Win 2-1
4 Sept. 28 @ Michigan Loss 0 20 2-2
5 Oct. 5 @ North Carolina State Win 3-2
6 Oct. 19 @ Wake Forest Win 4-2
7 Oct. 26 Duke Win 5-2
8 Nov. 2 North Carolina Win 6-2
9 Nov. 9 Miami
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...

 
Loss 6-3
10 Nov. 16 @ Clemson Win 7-3
11 Nov. 29 Virginia Win 8-3

Team Players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft
1986 NFL Draft
The 1986 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1986...

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Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
J.D. Maarleveld Tackle 5 112 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 2-14 season. This was one of the worst seasons in franchise history. There is some sentiment that the 1986 team was even worse than the winless team of 1976. The Buccaneers selected Bo Jackson with the top pick in the...

Donald Brown Defensive Back 5 129 San Diego Chargers
1986 San Diego Chargers season
The 1986 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1985. It was Al Saunders' first season as the teams head coach. Leslie O'Neal was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.-Schedule:-Standings:...

Stan Gelbaugh
Stan Gelbaugh
Stanley Morris Gelbaugh is a former professional American football quarterback. Although he played several seasons in the National Football League, he attained his greatest success in the World League of American Football with the London Monarchs, where he was the league's Offensive Most Valuable...

Quarterback 6 150 Dallas Cowboys
1986 Dallas Cowboys season
The Dallas Cowboys concluded the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing without a winning record for the first time since 1965....

Rick Badanjek
Rick Badanjek
Richard Alan Badanjek is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL Draft....

Tackle 7 186 Washington Redskins
1986 Washington Redskins season
The 1986 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1985.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFC Wild Card Game:-NFC Divisional Playoff:-NFC Championship Game:-References:...

George Colton Guard 9 248 New England Patriots
1986 New England Patriots season
The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1986 season with a record of eleven wins and five losses, and finished first in the AFC East division.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:...

Len Lynch Guard 11 295 New York Giants
1986 New York Giants season
The 1986 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference of the National Football League , won their fifth championship—and first Super Bowl—in franchise history during...


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