1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1985 Syracuse Orangemen football
Cherry Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Maryland
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
CaptainTim Green, Rudy Reed[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 1 7 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 0 7 5 0
Boston College 3 3 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 5 5 1
Temple 1 5 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 2 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dick MacPherson, the Orangemen compiled a record of 7–5 and lost in the Cherry Bowl to Maryland. Syracuse played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Notable players included Tim Green, who earned unanimous All-American honors at defensive tackle and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award. Green was drafted 17th overall in the 1986 NFL draft, ending his career at Syracuse as the school's all-time leader in sacks with 45.5, a record that he still owns.[2]