1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985 record4–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (1st season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
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

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
September 7William & MaryGroves StadiumWinston-Salem, NCW 30-23
22,300
September 14at Boston UniversityNickerson FieldBoston, MAW 30-0
12,062
September 21NC StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCL 17-20
26,700
September 28Appalachian StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCW 24-21
27,300
October 5at #16 TennesseeNeyland StadiumKnoxville, TNL 29-31
93,345
October 12at North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NCL 14-34
49,000
October 19MarylandGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCL 3-26
23,700
October 26VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCL 18-20
19,400
November 2at ClemsonMemorial StadiumClemson, SCL 10-26
71,179
November 9DukeGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCW 27-7
19,800
November 16at Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAL 10-41
28,575

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingFoy White132/2101,322
RushingTopper Clemons164916
ReceivingMicheal Ramseur54450

References

  1. "1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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