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1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Hall of Fame Classic champion ...
| 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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| Offensive coordinator | Dwain Painter (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (2nd season) |
| Captain | John Ivemeyer Ted Roof Mike Snow |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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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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| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at NC State | Raycom | W 28–18 | 32,100 | [1] | |
| September 21 | Virginia | L 13–24 | 38,291 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at Clemson | W 14–3 | 78,000 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | North Carolina |
| Raycom | W 31–0 | 35,625 | [4] |
| October 12 | Western Carolina* |
| W 24–17 | 36,111 | [5] | |
| October 19 | No. 8 Auburn* |
| CBS | L 14–17 | 57,501 | [6] |
| October 26 | at No. 16 Tennessee* | ESPN | T 6–6 | 94,575 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at Duke | W 9–0 | 14,400 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | Chattanooga* |
| W 35–7 | 25,763 | [9] | |
| November 16 | Wake Forest |
| Raycom | W 41–10 | 28,575 | [10] |
| November 30 | No. 20 Georgia* |
| TBS | W 20–16 | 59,602 | [11] |
| December 31 | vs. Michigan State* | TBS | W 17–14 | 45,000 | [12] | |
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- "Errors cost Pack in loss to Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Work found a way for Cavaliers". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech whips error-prone Clemson". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech dominates punchless North Carolina". The State. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackets sting Western, 24–17". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson, Tigers run past Ga. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols get a kick, Jackets get a 6–6 tie". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech edges Duke". Daily Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A quarter pounder for Jackets 35–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech romps past Deacons". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech beats Georgia for bragging rights". The Macon Telegraph & News. December 1, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wreck outlasts Spartans". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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