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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| Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (2nd season) |
| Captain | John Ivemeyer Ted Roof Mike Snow |
| Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121) |
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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. 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
RaycomW 28–18 32,100 September 21Virginia
L 13–24 38,291 September 28at Clemson
W 14–3 78,000 October 5North Carolina
- Grant Field
- Atlanta
RaycomW 31–0 35,625
October 12Western Carolina*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta
W 24–17 36,111 October 19No. 8 Auburn*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta (Rivalry)
CBSL 14–17 57,501 October 26at No. 16 Tennessee*
ESPNT 6–6 94,575 November 2at Duke
W 9–0 14,400 November 9Chattanooga*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta
W 35–7 25,763 November 16Wake Forest
- Grant Field
- Atlanta
RaycomW 41–10 28,575 November 30No. 20 Georgia*
- Grant Field
- Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)
TBSW 20–16 59,602 December 31vs. Michigan State*
TBSW 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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