1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (8th season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

The 1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–19
September 14	No. 12 LSU*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–23
September 28	VMI*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 51–7
October 5	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–31
October 12	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 34–14
October 19	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 21–14
October 26	No. 11 Florida State*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 10–20
November 2	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–28
November 9	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 21–20
November 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 22–24
November 23	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 21–23
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

LSU

LSU at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 12 Tigers 7 6 3 7 23 Tar Heels 7 6 0 0 13 Date: September 14 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Scoring summary 1 13:14 UNC Brad Lopp 2-yard run (Lee Gliarmis kick) UNC 7–0 1 4:04 LSU Dalton Hilliard 1-yard run (Ron Lewis kick) Tied 7–7 2 UNC Brad Lopp 5-yard pass from Kevin Anthony (Gliarmis kick blocked) UNC 13–7 2 LSU Rogee Magee 12-yard pass from Jeff Wickersham (conversion failed) Tied 13–13 3 LSU Ron Lewis 54-yard field goal LSU 16–13 4 12:20 LSU Dalton Hilliard 3-yard run (Lewis kick) LSU 23–13

See also: 1985 LSU Tigers football team