1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 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 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (5–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 53,300) |
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| 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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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, Georgia. 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.
Schedule
September 14at NC State
W 28–18 September 21Virginia
L 13–24 September 28at Clemson
W 14–3 October 5North Carolina
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA
W 31–0 October 12Western Carolina*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA
W 24–17 October 19No. 8 Auburn*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)
L 14–17 October 26at No. 16 Tennessee*
T 6–6 November 2at Duke
W 9–0 November 9Chattanooga*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA
W 35–7 November 16Wake Forest
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA
W 41–10 November 30No. 20 Georgia*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)
W 20–16 December 31vs. Michigan State*
W 17–14
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References
- ^ "1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.