1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Hall of Fame Classic champion
All-American Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	9–2–1 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dwain Painter (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (2nd season)
Captains	John Ivemeyer; Ted Roof; Mike Snow;
Home stadium	Grant Field
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by sixth-year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their third season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, they finished in second with an ACC record of 5–1. They were invited to the All-American Bowl, where they defeated Michigan State, 17–14. The Yellow Jackets finished ranked in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll for the first time in 15 years.

CoachesNo. 18

APNo. 19

Record9–2–1 (5–1 ACC)

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1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia Tech	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Virginia	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
NC State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	W 28–18	32,100	^[1]
September 21	Virginia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 13–24	38,291	^[2]
September 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		W 14–3	78,000	^[3]
October 5	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 31–0	35,625	^[4]
October 12	Western Carolina*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 24–17	36,111	^[5]
October 19	No. 8 Auburn*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–17	57,501	^[6]
October 26	at No. 16 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	T 6–6	94,575	^[7]
November 2	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 9–0	14,400	^[8]
November 9	Chattanooga*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 35–7	25,763	^[9]
November 16	Wake Forest	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 41–10	28,575	^[10]
November 30	No. 20 Georgia*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	W 20–16	59,602	^[11]
December 31	vs. Michigan State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	TBS	W 17–14	45,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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