Pittsburgh
FBSI · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 31–30 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 7–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–8 | L 22–29 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | T 10–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 42–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 24–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 38–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 7–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 0–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 21–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–31 |
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).
- Purdue +5
- South Carolina +5
- Temple +4
- NC State +3
- Rutgers +2
- West Virginia 0
- Penn State -1
- Ohio State -3
- Syracuse -5
- Navy -7
- Boston College -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change -1
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.