1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1985 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)

1985 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Iowa $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
#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

The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Season

During the 1985 season, 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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 PM	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 30–31	50,103
September 21	2:00 PM	Ball State*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 37–18	63,162
September 28	12:30 PM	Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ABC	W 35–17	69,338
October 5	8:00 PM	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	TBS	L 15–45	59,503
October 12	2:30 PM	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)		W 30–24	68,837
October 19	12:00 PM	at #11 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	L 27–41	89,888
October 26	12:30 PM	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 24–28	67,660
November 2	2:00 PM	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 31–7	53,640
November 9	1:00 PM	at #9 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–47	105,503
November 16	2:30 PM	#5 Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	CBS	L 24-27	57,762
November 23	2:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 34–21	51,752
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rivalries

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue beat Indiana
In the battle for the Purdue Cannon, Purdue beat Illinois
In the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy, Purdue beat Notre Dame

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Everett	Quarterback	1	3	Houston Oilers
Ray Wallace	Running back	6	145	Houston Oilers
Mark Jackson	Wide receiver	6	161	Denver Broncos
Rodney Carter	Running back	5	146	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Drenth	Tackle	11	279	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Griffin	Wide receiver	12	308	Atlanta Falcons

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Awards and honors

Jim Everett, sixth in Heisman Trophy voting

References

Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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