1985 Cherry Bowl
The 1985 Cherry Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Atlantic Coast Conference's Maryland Terrapins and the Big East Conference's Syracuse Orangemen. After an early 10–6 lead, The Orangemen gave up 22 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
- Syracuse - McAulay 26, field goal
- Maryland - Gelbaugh 4, run
Second Quarter
- Syracuse -Drummond 10, run
- Maryland -Knight 3, pass from Gelbaugh
- Maryland -Tye 8, fumble recovery
- Maryland -Blount 20, run
Third Quarter
- Maryland -Abdur-Ra’oof 6, pass from Gelbaugh
- Syracuse - McPherson 17, run
Statistics
