1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
1985 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Spoo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (3rd season)
MVP	Jim Everett
Captain	Jim Everett, Bob Ziltz
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Iowa $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
No. 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

Quarterback Jim Everett led the nation in total offense with 3,589 yards, which was also a program record, since broken by Drew Brees. Everett finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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 (rivalry)	TBS	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 (rivalry)		W 30–24	68,837
October 19	12:00 pm	at No. 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	TBS	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 No. 9 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–47	105,503	^[2]
November 16	2:30 pm	No. 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 released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Roberts Armenteros	Sr
TE	`96`	Jack Beery	Jr
OL	`94`	Kieth Brown	So
G	`66`	Bret Bunnel	Sr
WR	`22`	Rick Brunner	Sr
WR	`24`	Rodney Carter	Sr
OT	`78`	Mike Connors	Jr
G	`63`	Bruce Crites	Jr
QB	`14`	Doug Downing	Jr
OL		Mark Drenth
QB	`11`	Jim Everett	Sr
RB		Walt Foster
RB	`21`	Tony Grant	So
WR	`2`	Steve Griffin	Sr
WR	`80`	Jon Hayes	So
QB	`7`	Jeff Huber	Sr
WR	`36`	Mark Jackson	Sr
RB		James Medlock
G	`61`	Vince Panfil	Sr
RB		Bobby Pruitt
OT	`79`	Jim Richmond	Jr
TE	`85`	Brad Schumacher	So
TE	`84`	Marty Scott	Sr
C	`56`	Rick Skibinski	Sr
C	`73`	Pat Snyder	Jr
G	`53`	Todd Tyrie	Fr
WR	`43`	Ray Wallace	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`98`	Don Baldwin	Sr
CB	`19`	Cris Dishman	So
LB	`30`	Art DuBose	Jr
DB	`3`	Marc Foster
DT	`86`	Sean Guy	Jr
DL	`99`	Kevin Holley	Jr
DL	`92`	Brad Hornor	Sr
DT	`95`	Mike Kohler	Fr
CB	`18`	Jeff Lee	Sr
LB	`59`	Matt Morgan	Jr
DL	`68`	Anthony Rose	Jr
LB	`48`	Fred Strickland	So
LB	`44`	Kevin Sumlin	Jr
DB		Damon Taylor
LB	`90`	Tony Vavrech	Fr
LB	`49`	Tony Visco	So
CB	`5`	Martial Wallace	Jr
S	`9`	Mike Weaver	Jr
LB	`42`	Merkle Williams	Jr
SS	`23`	Kennedy Wilson	Sr
DT	`89`	Derek Wimberly	Sr
FS	`26`	Rod Woodson	Jr
DL	`71`	Bob Ziltz	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Jonathan Briggs
P		Ernie Schramayr

Head coach

Leon Burtnett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bob Spoo (OC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

At Pittsburgh

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	0	14	6	30
Pittsburgh	7	14	0	10	31

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: August 31, 1985
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 50,103
TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson and Paul Maguire
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Game information

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.

Top passers

PUR – Jim Everett – 34/53, 398 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PITT – John Congemi – 10/19, 110 yards, 2 TD, INT

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

Ball State

Jim Everett 24/32, 340 yards

Notre Dame

Jim Everett 27/49, 368 yards

Illinois

Jim Everett 27/47, 464 yards

At Ohio State

Purdue Boilermakers (3–2) at #11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	10	10	7	27
Ohio St	14	3	7	17	41

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 19, 1985
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Overcast, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 89,888
Referee: Otho Kortz
TV: CBS
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – George Cooper 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 8:14. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:31.
OSU – Mike Lanese 12-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 3:11. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:56.

Second quarter

OSU – Rich Spangler 39-yard field goal, 13:32. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:40.
PUR – Rodney Carter 15-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 3:02. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:42.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 22-yard field goal, 0:01. Ohio St 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 1:54.

Third quarter

OSU – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 9:37. Ohio St 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:34.
PUR – Ray Wallace 8-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:12. Ohio St 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:21.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 21-yard field goal, 2:25. Ohio St 24–20. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:36.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Rich Spangler 30-yard field goal, 12:46. Ohio St 27–20. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.
PUR – James Medlock 2-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.
OSU – Keith Byars 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:41. Ohio St 34–27. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:50.
OSU – Keith Byars 9-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:10. Ohio St 41–27. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:02.

Top passers

PUR – Jim Everett – 35/55, 497 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Jim Karsatos – 14/26, 174 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

PUR – Ray Wallace – 3 rushes, 35 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PUR – Rodney Carter – 15 receptions, 190 yards, TD
OSU – Cris Carter – 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Mark Jackson – 6 receptions, 132 yards

Michigan State

Jim Everett 34/51, 315 yards

Northwestern

James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards

Iowa

#5 Iowa at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	17	0	3	27
Boilermakers	7	10	0	7	24

Date: November 16
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game start: 3:42 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 57,762
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, Wind WSW 23 mph (37 km/h)
Referee: Tom Quinn
TV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, and Pat O'Brien

Jim Everett 23/32, 315 yards^[5]

At Indiana

Purdue Boilermakers (4–6) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	21	0	3	34
Indiana	7	7	7	0	21

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 51,752
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Game information

First quarter

PUR – Rodney Carter 6-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 7–0.
IU – Steve Bradley 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Tie 7–7.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 33-yard field goal. Purdue 10–7.

Second quarter

PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 17–7.
IU – Damon Sweazy 4-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 17–14.
PUR – Rodney Carter 70-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 24–14.
PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 31–14.

Third quarter

IU – Bobby Howard 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 31–21.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Jonathan Briggs 37-yard field goal. Purdue 34–21.

Top passers

PUR – Jim Everett – 22/39, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Steve Bradley – 10/20, 168 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PUR – Ray Wallace – 19 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
IND – Bobby Howard – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD

Top receivers

PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards

External videos
Purdue Jim Everett 70-yard TD pass to Rodney Carter (second quarter)

Awards and honors

Jim Everett, sixth in Heisman Trophy votinh

1986 NFL Draft

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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References

^ "Purdue Boilermakers Football NCAA Records, Heisman Trophy Candidates :GoldFan.com". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
^ Tommy George (November 10, 1985). "U-M pooh-poohs Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. D1.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
^ "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal". New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[1] "Purdue Boilermakers Football NCAA Records, Heisman Trophy Candidates :GoldFan.com". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.

[2] Tommy George (November 10, 1985). "U-M pooh-poohs Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. D1.

[3] "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[4] Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.

[5] "Iowa Wins, 27-24 on Late Field Goal". New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[6] "(none)". Gainesville Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[7] "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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External videos
Television broadcast with Pittsburgh radio audio
Final Purdue touchdown and two-point conversion attempt