1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
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 1985 Hall of Fame Classic bowl game, 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.
| 1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Hall of Fame Classic champion | |
Hall of Fame Classic, W 17–14 vs. Michigan State | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| 1985 record | 9–2–1 (5–1 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (2nd season) |
| Captain | John Ivemeyer Ted Roof Mike Snow |
| Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | at NC State | Raycom | W 28–18 | 32,100 | |
| September 21 | Virginia | L 13–24 | 38,291 | ||
| September 28 | at Clemson | W 14–3 | 78,000 | ||
| October 5 | North Carolina |
| Raycom | W 31–0 | 35,625 |
| October 12 | Western Carolina* |
| W 24–17 | 36,111 | |
| October 19 | No. 8 Auburn* |
| CBS | L 14–17 | 57,501 |
| October 26 | at No. 16 Tennessee* | ESPN | T 6–6 | 94,575 | |
| November 2 | at Duke | W 9–0 | 14,400 | ||
| November 9 | Chattanooga* |
| W 35–7 | 25,763 | |
| November 16 | Wake Forest |
| Raycom | W 41–10 | 28,575 |
| November 30 | No. 20 Georgia* |
| TBS | W 20–16 | 59,602 |
| December 31 | vs. Michigan State* | TBS | W 17–14 | 45,000 | |
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References
- "1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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