1985 Cherry Bowl
The 1985 Cherry Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Atlantic Coast Conference's 1985 [Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland Terrapins] and the 1985 [Syracuse Orangemen football team|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
Second quarter
- Syracuse -Drummond 10, run
- Maryland -Knight 3, pass from Gelbaugh
- Maryland -Tye 8, fumble recovery
- Maryland -Blount 20, run