1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Hall of Fame Classic champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record9–2–1 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (2nd season)
CaptainJohn Ivemeyer
Ted Roof
Mike Snow
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at NC State
RaycomW 28–1832,100[1]
September 21Virginia
L 13–2438,291[2]
September 28at Clemson
W 14–378,000[3]
October 5North Carolina
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 31–035,625[4]
October 12Western Carolina*dagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 24–1736,111[5]
October 19No. 8 Auburn*
CBSL 14–1757,501[6]
October 26at No. 16 Tennessee*
ESPNT 6–694,575[7]
November 2at Duke
W 9–014,400[8]
November 9Chattanooga*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–725,763[9]
November 16Wake Forest
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 41–1028,575[10]
November 30No. 20 Georgia*
TBSW 20–1659,602[11]
December 31vs. Michigan State*
TBSW 17–1445,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Robert Lavette
WR David Dean Sr
TE Robert Massey
OL Andy Hearn
OL John Ivemeyer
OL John Thomas
OL John Davis
OL Sam Bracken
QB John Dewberry
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Ivry Lee
LB Pat Swilling
LB Ted Roof
DB Mike Travis
DL Mark Pike
LB Jim Anderson
LB Todd Ellis
DB Cleve Pounds
DB Anthony Harrison
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Thomas Palmer
P Mike Snow
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dwain Painter – Offensive coordinator
  • Chip Wisdom – Running backs
  • Mark Hendrickson – Wide receivers
  • Jack Fligg – Offensive tackle/tight ends
  • Don Lindsey – Defensive coordinator
  • Larry New – Defensive line
  • John Guy – Defensive ends
  • Rick Smith – Defensive backs
  • Keith Colson – Defensive backs
  • Mac McWhorter – Assistant head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Errors cost Pack in loss to Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Work found a way for Cavaliers". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech whips error-prone Clemson". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech dominates punchless North Carolina". The State. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackets sting Western, 24–17". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson, Tigers run past Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vols get a kick, Jackets get a 6–6 tie". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech edges Duke". Daily Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A quarter pounder for Jackets 35–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech romps past Deacons". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech beats Georgia for bragging rights". The Macon Telegraph & News. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wreck outlasts Spartans". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


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