1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Bill Dooley (8th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 14–31
September 7	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 14–24	21,100
September 14	Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 17–20	31,000
September 28	Syracuse	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 24–14	33,400
October 5	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	MSN	L 9–24	57,514
October 12	No. T–4 (I-AA) William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 40–10	38,700
October 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 28–10
October 26	at No. 2 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		L 18–35	70,119
November 2	Memphis State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–10
November 9	Louisville	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 41–17	28,300
November 16	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium [Nashville, TN		W 38–24
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

The following players were members of the 1985 football team.

1985 Virginia Tech roster
	Jamel Agemy Andy Ambers Dwight Ausbrooks Jeff Ballance Desmar Becton Malcolm Blacken Bo Blankenship Greg Brooks Ranier Coleman David Cox Mark Cox Scott Cruise Jim Davie Sean Donnelly Tim Dudley Steve Ellsworth David Everett Ray Fitts John FitzHugh Chris Forrest Bob Frulla Todd Grantham		Todd Greenwood Dwayne Gwaltney Steve Hale Alan Harris Eric Hayes Nolan Hazzard Terrence Howell Eddie Hunter Robby Jackson Randy Jamison Mark Johnson Stacy Johnson Steve Johnson Earnie Jones Victor Jones Kevin Keeffe Chris Kinzer Kevin Lathan Joe Ledbetter Tom Mehr Steve Mitchem Horacio Moronta		Billy Myers Eddie Neel Paul Nelson Stuart Plank Scott Rider Morgan Roane Jeff Roberts Rick Singleton Ron Singleton Donald Wayne Snell Allen Talbott Curtis Taliaferro Tom Taricani Allan Thomas Kent Thomas Joe Turner Chuck Watson Mark Webb Lawrence White Carter Wiley Maurice Williams