Maryland
ACC · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Maryland head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 18–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–8 | W 31–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | W 28–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 10–1–1 | L 0–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 31–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 26–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 40–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 28–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 22–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 6–6 | W 34–31 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 33–21 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 35–18 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- West Virginia +7
- Syracuse +7
- Clemson +6
- Virginia +6
- North Carolina +5
- Boston College +4
- Wake Forest +4
- Duke +4
- NC State +3
- Penn State -1
- Michigan -1
- Miami -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.