1985 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Dombrowski, Charles McDaniel & Antonio Rice[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Maryland $ 6 0 09 3 0
No. 19 Georgia Tech 5 1 09 2 1
Virginia 4 3 06 5 0
Clemson 4 3 06 6 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 04 7 0
NC State 2 5 03 8 0
Wake Forest 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 147:00 p.m.VMI*W 40–1537,500[2]
September 211:00 p.m.at Georgia TechW 24–1338,291
September 2812:20 p.m.Navy*daggerNo. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSL 13–1744,000
October 57:00 p.m.Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–1441,500
October 1212:20 p.m.at ClemsonJPSL 24–2778,000
October 191:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 10–2844,500
October 2612:20 p.m.at Wake ForestJPSW 20–1819,400
November 28:05 p.m.West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
TBSW 27–735,000
November 912:15 p.m.at NC StateL 22–2334,400
November 161:00 p.m.North Carolina
W 24–2238,500
November 292:30 p.m.at MarylandCBSL 21–3348,950
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 73 Jim Dombrowski Sr
QB 1 Don Majkowski Jr
QB 10 Scott Secules So
RB 4 Barry Word Sr
WR 84 Geno Zimmerlink Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 97 Rayotis Perkins Jr
LB 51 Russ Swan Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    2. "Virginia rips Keydets in opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "1985 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    4. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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