1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985 record6–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Dombrowski, Charles McDaniel & Antonio Rice[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 14VMI*W 40–15
September 21at Georgia TechW 24–13
September 28Navy*No. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 13–17
October 5Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–14
October 12at ClemsonL 24–27
October 19Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 10–28
October 26at Wake ForestW 20–18
November 2West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–7
November 9at NC StateL 22–23
November 16North Carolina
W 24–22
November 29at MarylandL 21–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

Personnel

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Don Majkowski Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
    2. "1985 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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