The Maryland Terrapins were 8-3 in 1985. They emerged victorious over the Syracuse Orangemen, 35 to 18, in the Cherry Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
5-1 | 9-2-1 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-6 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 291 | 4,514 | 816 | 5.5 | 2,039 | 504 | 4.0 | 2,475 | 312 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 19th | 35th | 24th | 36th | 48th | 33rd | 23rd | 43rd | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 174 | 3,356 | 4.3 | 1,384 | 467 | 3.0 | 1,972 | 318 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 27th | 22nd | 16th | 21st | 37th | 15th | 42nd | 68th | 28th | ||||||||||
Net | +117 | +1,158 | +816 | +1.3 | +655 | +37 | +1.1 | +503 | -6 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 13th | 35th | 10th | 24th | 42nd | 15th | 20th | 56th | 21st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |