1985 Cherry Bowl

The 1985 Cherry Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Atlantic Coast Conference's Maryland Terrapins and the Syracuse Orangemen. After an early 10–6 lead, The Orangemen gave up 29 unanswered second-quarter points, falling too far behind for a comeback and allowing the Terps to win with a final score of 35–18.

Although it was only the second edition, the bowl folded after this game when the Cherry Bowl committee found it was more than $2,000,000 over budget. This ended postseason college football in Detroit until 1997, when the Motor City Bowl launched and the MAC Championship Game was first played on a neutral site.

Scoring summary

First quarter

• Syracuse – McAulay 26, field goal
• Maryland – Gelbaugh 4, run (kick failed)

Second quarter

• Syracuse -Drummond 10, run (McAulay kick)
• Maryland -Knight 3, pass from Gelbaugh (Badajnek run)
• Maryland -Tye 8, fumble recovery (Plocki kick)
• Maryland -Blount 20, run (Plocki kick)

Third quarter

• Maryland – Abdur-Ra’oof 6, pass from Gelbaugh (Plocki kick)
• Syracuse – McPherson 17, run (Schwedes from McPherson)

Statistics

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