1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Foge Fazio (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple front
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	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

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 31–30	50,103
September 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 7–10	88,518
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	L 22–29	40,922
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	TCS	T 10–10	62,453	^[1]
October 5	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 42–7	37,277	^[2]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	USA	W 24–10	36,609	^[3]
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 38–10	18,991
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 7–21	29,343
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 0–12	25,500
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 21–17	19,428
November 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 1 Penn State	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–31	60,134
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1985 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Anthony Brown
RB		Tom Brown
OL		Tony Brown
QB		John Congemi
RB		Brian Davis
OL		Randy Dixon
OL		Mike Dorundo
QB		Joe Felitsky
RB		Ezekial Gadson
RB		Charles Gladman
TE		Bob Lawson
WR		Dwayne Milloy
OL		Barry Pettyjohn
WR		Charles Scales
TE		David Shuck
OL		Bob Sign
WR		Mark Stanton
WR		Matt Stennett
WR		Michael Stewart
RB		Darnell Stone
WR		Reggie Williams
TE		Clint Wilson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Steve Apke
DL		Dennis Atiyeh
DB		Teryl Austin
DL		Bob Buczkowski
DB		Bill Callahan
DL		Jon Carter
DL		Lorenzo Freeman
DL		Burt Grossman
DL		Walter Johnson
DB		Quintin Jones
LB		Matt Lavigna
DB		John Lewis
LB		Jerry Olsavsky
DB		Billy Owens
DL		Bob Schilken
LB		Brian Shields
DL		Bill Sapio
LB		Jerry Wall
DB		Troy Washington
DL		Tony Woods

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mark Brasco
P		Scott Merlack
P		Bill Rudison
K	`93`	Pat Viancourt	Jr

Head coach

Foge Fazio

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John Hendrick (GA)
Russ Jacques (QB/WR)
Bob Junko (DC/LB)
Bob LaCivita (RC)
John Montgomery (TE)
Joe Moore (OL)
Buddy Morris (Str + Cond)
Gerry Solomon (DE)
Chuck Stobart (OC)
Sal Sunseri (DL)
Andy Urbanic (RB)
Jay Venuto (GA)
Trent Walters (DB)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

Purdue

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

Period	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

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Buczkowski	Defensive end	1	24	Los Angeles Raiders
Bill Callahan	Defensive back	4	94	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

^ "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt mauls Carolina, 42–7". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt replacement QB leads win over N.C. State, 24–10". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 01. Retrieved 17-Nov-2022.
^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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