1985 Season Recap
Neshaminy’s Football Hall of Fame is established. The inaugural class that year includes Franks, Petercuskie, Schneider, Baxter, Cameron, Carber, Cloak, Colbert, Schuh and Stricker. And Bedesem continues to deliver as his ’85 club earns an 8-3 record on the field.
A special note of thanks to Tim Ford 1985 Season Senior and 1986 Grad for his stories, media and information!
Schedule
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Date | Day | Opponent: | H/A | Time | N.H.S. | Opp. | Ties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 6 | Friday | Bishop Egan | Home | 7:30pm | 27 | 7 | |
Sep. 13 | Friday | North Penn | Away | 8:00pm | 0 | 32 | |
Sep. 20 | Friday | Central Bucks West | Home | 7:30pm | 16 | 28 | |
Sep. 27 | Friday | Bensalem | Home | 7:30pm | 21 | 14 | |
Oct. 4 | Friday | Council Rock | Home | 7:30pm | 21 | 7 | |
Oct. 12 | Saturday | William Tennent | Away | 1:30pm | 21 | 12 | |
Oct. 19 | Saturday | Truman* | Home | 1:30pm | 28 | 6 | |
Oct. 25 | Friday | Norristown | Away | 7:30pm | 20 | 19 | |
Nov. 1 | Friday | Abington | Home | 7:30pm | 28 | 0 | |
Nov. 9 | Saturday | Pennsbury | Away | 1:30pm | 7 | 14 | |
Nov. 18 | Monday | Methacton | Away | 2:00pm | 27 | 17 | |
Points | 216 | 156 | |||||
Pts Avg | 19.64 | 14.20 | |||||
Record | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||||
* Homecoming | **Senior Night |
Redskin 11
# | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dan Weissenberg |
2 | Butch Lange |
3 | Rockie Spadaccino |
10 | Tim Ford |
22 | Dan Santhouse |
23 | Bill Calvert |
50 | Bill Cimochowki |
71 | Chris Gettis |
79 | Terry Murphy |
84 | Bill Magdelinskas |
88 | Lu Patella |
Redskin Awards
Mr. Redskin − Tim Ford
Mr. Redskin − Dan Santhouse
Mr. Lineman - Terry Murphy
Mr. 3D - Bill Cimochowski
Mr. O Back - Jim Dougherty
Mr. D Back - Phil (Butch) Lange
Mr. Unsung Hero − John Hemple
Captains - #10 Tim Ford and #22 Dan Santhouse
All SOL National Team
Team | O/D | Pos | Name | Gr |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | O | OL | Terry Murphy | 12 |
HM | O | QB | Tim Ford | 12 |
HM | O | RB | Bill Clemens | 12 |
HM | O | C | Chuck Gettis | 11 |
HM | O | OL | Pat O'Brien | 12 |
HM | D | K | Tom Waterbro | 12 |
HM | D | DL | Steve Spong | 11 |
HM | D | LB | Mike Bagnarelli | 11 |
HM | D | DB | Dan Santhouse | 12 |
Golden Teams (Golden 30)
eam | O/D | Pos | Name | Gr |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | O | T | Terry Murphy | 12 |
1st | O | C | Chuck Gettis | 11 |
1st | D | B | Dan Santhouse | 12 |
2nd | O | E | Lou Patella | 12 |
2nd | O | G | Pat O'Brien | 12 |
2nd | O | QB | Tim Ford | 12 |
2nd | O | RB | Bill Clemmens | 12 |
2nd | O | K | Tom Waterbor | 12 |
HM | O | WR | Scott Raike | 12 |
HM | O | T | John Allen | 11 |
HM | O | RB | Jim Dougherty | 11 |
HM | D | E | Steve Dorwart | 11 |
HM | D | L | Steve Spong | 11 |
HM | D | LB | Mike Bagnarelli | 11 |
HM | D | B | Butch Lange | 12 |
Daily News All-Suburban
Team | O/D | Pos | Name | Gr |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | O | OL | Terry Murphy | 12 |
HM | O | QB | Tim Ford | 12 |
HM | O | RB | Bill Clemens | 12 |
HM | O | C | Chuck Gettis | 11 |
HM | O | OL | Pat O'Brien | 12 |
HM | D | DL | Steve Spong | 11 |
HM | D | LB | Mike Bagnarelli | 11 |
HM | D | DB | Dan Santhouse | 12 |
HM | D | P | Tom Waterbor | 12 |
Hurst Award
Tim Ford is the 1985 recipient of the Hurst Award
HOF Inductees
All Star Game
Bob Sands Memorial Bucks County Lions All-Star Football Classic
The Bucks County All Star game with 1985 players was played Saturday June 7th, 1986 At War Memorial Stadium in Doylestown Kick-off at 8 PM
Players selected were Tim Ford - Captain, Phil Lange, Tim Waterbor, Bill Clemens, Terry Murphy and Dan Santhouse. Note that Tim Waterbor was unable to play due to his American Legion baseball schedule.
Photos From All-Star Football Classic
Newspaper Articles
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Feb_10__1985_Earl Brown
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Wed__Sep_4__1985_Preseason
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__Sep_5__1985_Preseason
Bucks_County_Courier_Sat_Sep_7_1985 Bishop Egan article
1985 Council Rock Game Article
1985 Council Rock Game Article 2
1985 Council Rock Game Article 3
The_Daily_News_Thu__Sep_12__1985_Big 33 Nominations
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Sat__Oct_26__1985_Norristown
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Tue__Oct_29__1985_Norristown
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__Oct_31__1985_Abington Pregame
1985 Abington Game Article+HOF Inductees
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Tue__Nov_5__1985_SE PA Top Ten
The_Trenton_Times_Fri__Nov_8__1985 Pennsbury Pregame
Bucks_County_Courier_Sun_Nov_10_1985 Pennsbury Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Nov_10__1985_Pennsbury
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Tue__Nov_12__1985_Pennsbury
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Tue__Nov_19__1985_-1 Methacton Box Score
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Tue__Nov_19__1985_Methacton 1
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Nov_17__1985_Rain delay
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Wed__Dec_18__1985_New League
Philadelphia_Daily_News_Tue__Dec_10__1985_Daily News All Suburban Team
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__Dec_19__1985_All District One
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Mon__Dec_23__1985_Inquirer Game of the Season
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__Apr_24__1986_All Star Roster
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__May_29__1986_All Star Roster
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Thu__Jun_12__1986_All Star Game
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Mon__Jun_9__1986_All Star Game with 1985 players
Game 11
Featured Game of the Year - Game 11 against Methacton. There is a well remembered story about this game.
Per Tim Ford and Dan Santhouse, both seniors on the 1985 squad, "In the Methacton game from ’85, it was our last game and capping off an 8-3 season, was the post-game mudslide that Dan talks about in his interview. The memory of the game has faded a bit but we all still remember the mudslide! The game had to be played on a Monday afternoon because we got rained out on Saturday afternoon. It poured all day Saturday and the field was still wet and there was an adjacent soccer field near where we had to get the buses after the game. It was at the base of a hill and there was a huge mud puddle that formed from all the rain on the sideline of that soccer field. The team and the cheerleaders all ended up in that mud puddle and it was great way to enjoy our last game together and celebrate the best season Neshaminy Football had experienced in several seasons!"