# 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Quarterback Jim Everett led the nation in total offense with 3,589 yards, which was also a program record, since broken by Drew Brees. Everett finished sixth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:30 pm | at Pittsburgh* | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 30–31 | 50,103 |
| September 21 | 2:00 pm | Ball State* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 37–18 | 63,162 |
| September 28 | 12:30 pm | Notre Dame* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | TBS | W 35–17 | 69,338 |
| October 5 | 8:00 pm | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | TBS | L 15–45 | 59,503 |
| October 12 | 2:30 pm | Illinois | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | | W 30–24 | 68,837 |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | CBS | L 27–41 | 89,888 |
| October 26 | 12:30 pm | Michigan State | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | TBS | L 24–28 | 67,660 |
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 31–7 | 53,640 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | at No. 9 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | | L 0–47 | 105,503 |
| November 16 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Iowa | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | CBS | L 24–27 | 57,762 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | | W 34–21 | 51,752 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 10 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: August 31, 1985
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,103
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson and Paul Maguire
Game information :
First quarter
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 21-yard field goal. Purdue 3–0.
PITT – Charles Gladman 5-yard run (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 7–3.
PUR – Jim Everett 6-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 10–7.
Second quarter
PITT – Charles Scales 19-yard pass from John Congemi (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 14–10.
PITT – Clint Wilson 5-yard pass from John Congemi (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 21–10.
Third quarter
PUR – Steve Griffin 13-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass failed). Pittsburgh 21–16.
PUR – Ray Wallace 10-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass good). Purdue 24–21.
Fourth quarter
PITT – Charles Gladman 10-yard run (Mark Brasco kick). Pittsburgh 28–24.
PITT – Mark Brasco 43-yard field goal. Pittsburgh 31–24.
PUR – Ray Wallace 31-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass failed), 0:48. Pittsburgh 31–30.
Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 34/53, 398 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PITT – John Congemi – 10/19, 110 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PUR – Ray Wallace – 12 rushes, 59 yards
PITT – Charles Gladman – 24 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
PITT – Charles Scales – 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD :

### Ball State

* Jim Everett 24/32, 340 yards

### Notre Dame

* Jim Everett 27/49, 368 yards

### Illinois

* Jim Everett 27/47, 464 yards

### At Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Ohio St | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 19, 1985
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 89,888
* Referee: Otho Kortz
* TV: CBS
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – George Cooper 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 8:14. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:31.
OSU – Mike Lanese 12-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 3:11. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 39-yard field goal, 13:32. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:40.
PUR – Rodney Carter 15-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 3:02. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:42.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 22-yard field goal, 0:01. Ohio St 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
OSU – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 9:37. Ohio St 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:34.
PUR – Ray Wallace 8-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:12. Ohio St 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:21.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 21-yard field goal, 2:25. Ohio St 24–20. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:36.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Rich Spangler 30-yard field goal, 12:46. Ohio St 27–20. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.
PUR – James Medlock 2-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick), 8:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.
OSU – Keith Byars 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 4:41. Ohio St 34–27. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:50.
OSU – Keith Byars 9-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:10. Ohio St 41–27. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:02.
Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 35/55, 497 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Jim Karsatos – 14/26, 174 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
PUR – Ray Wallace – 3 rushes, 35 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 15 receptions, 190 yards, TD
OSU – Cris Carter – 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD :
* Mark Jackson – 6 receptions, 132 yards

### Michigan State

* Jim Everett 34/51, 315 yards

### Northwestern

* James Medlock 23 rushes, 129 yards

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Boilermakers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
* Jim Everett 23/32, 315 yards

### At Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 10 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Indiana | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 51,752
Game information :
First quarter
PUR – Rodney Carter 6-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 7–0.
IU – Steve Bradley 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Tie 7–7.
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 33-yard field goal. Purdue 10–7.
Second quarter
PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 17–7.
IU – Damon Sweazy 4-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 17–14.
PUR – Rodney Carter 70-yard pass from Jim Everett (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 24–14.
PUR – Ray Wallace 1-yard run (Jonathan Briggs kick). Purdue 31–14.
Third quarter
IU – Bobby Howard 1-yard run (Mark Rogers kick). Purdue 31–21.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Jonathan Briggs 37-yard field goal. Purdue 34–21.
Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 22/39, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Steve Bradley – 10/20, 168 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
PUR – Ray Wallace – 19 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
IND – Bobby Howard – 18 rushes, 43 yards, TD
Top receivers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 9 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
IND – Dave Lilja – 6 receptions, 88 yards :

## Awards and honors

* Jim Everett, sixth in Heisman Trophy votinh

## 1986 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jim Everett | Quarterback | 1 | 3 | Houston Oilers |
| Ray Wallace | Running back | 6 | 145 | Houston Oilers |
| Mark Jackson | Wide receiver | 6 | 161 | Denver Broncos |
| Rodney Carter | Running back | 5 | 146 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Mark Drenth | Tackle | 11 | 279 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Steve Griffin | Wide receiver | 12 | 308 | Atlanta Falcons |