1985 Season
| 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Orange Bowl, lost to Oklahoma | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #3 | ||
| AP | #3 | ||
| 1985 record | 11–1 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370) |
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 7, 1985 | at #7 Maryland | #19 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 20–18 | 50,750 | |||
| September 14, 1985 | Temple | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 27–25 | 84,651 | |||
| September 21, 1985 | East Carolina | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 17–10 | 84,266 | |||
| September 28, 1985 | at Rutgers | #9 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 17–10 | 54,560 | |||
| October 12, 1985 | #10 Alabama | #8 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | W 19–17 | 85,444 | ||
| October 19, 1985 | at Syracuse | #6 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 24–20 | 50,021 | |||
| October 26, 1985 | West Virginia | #3 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 27–0 | 85,534 | ||
| November 2, 1985 | Boston College | #3 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 16–12 | 82,000 | |||
| November 9, 1985 | at Cincinnati | #2 | Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 31–10 | 33,528 | |||
| November 16, 1985 | Notre Dame | #1 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 36–6 | 84,000 | ||
| November 23, 1985 | at Pittsburgh | #1 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN | W 31–0 | 60,134 | ||
| January 1, 1986 | vs. #3 Oklahoma | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | L 10–25 | 74,148 | ||
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