Syracuse
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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | L 3–30 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 34–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 14–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 48–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 20–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 29–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 12–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 24–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–8 | W 41–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 31–14 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | L 10–13 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | L 18–35 |
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).
- Pittsburgh +5
- Temple +4
- Navy +4
- Boston College +4
- Kent State +3
- Louisville +2
- Rutgers +2
- Penn State -1
- West Virginia -3
- Maryland -3
- Virginia Tech -5
- Mississippi State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.