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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
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Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 7, 1985 | Sat | (19) Penn State | @ | (7) Maryland | ACC | W | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 14, 1985 | Sat | (11) Penn State | | Temple | Ind | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | (10) Penn State | | East Carolina | Ind | W | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Sep 28, 1985 | Sat | (9) Penn State | @ | Rutgers | Ind | W | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | (8) Penn State | | (10) Alabama | SEC | W | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | (6) Penn State | @ | Syracuse | Ind | W | 24 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | (3) Penn State | | West Virginia | Ind | W | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | (3) Penn State | | Boston College | Ind | W | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
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| 9 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 31 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | (1) Penn State | | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sat | (1) Penn State | @ | Pitt | Ind | W | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1986 | Wed | (1) Penn State | N | (3) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 10 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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