1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumLane Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at CincinnatiL 14–31
September 7RichmondL 14–2421,100[1]
September 14Clemson
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 17–2031,000
September 28Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
Home Team SportsW 24–1433,400
October 5at West VirginiaL 9–2457,514
October 12No. T–4 (I-AA) William & Marydagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
Home Team SportsW 40–1038,700
October 19at VirginiaW 28–1044,500
October 26at No. 2 FloridaL 18–3570,119[2]
November 2Memphis State
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 31–10
November 9Louisville
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
Home Team SportsW 41–1728,300
November 16at VanderbiltW 38–2435,286[3]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

References

  1. "UR scores a big one over Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Florida extends streak at Hokies' expense". Daily Press. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hokies defeat Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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