| 1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–6 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Pruett (1st season) |
| Captain | Gary Baldinger, Foy White |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | William & Mary* | W 30–23 | 22,300 | ||||
| September 14 | at Boston University* | W 30–0 | 12,062 | ||||
| September 21 | NC State |
| L 17–20 | 26,700 | |||
| September 28 | Appalachian State* |
| W 24–21 | 27,300 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | at No. 16 Tennessee* | L 29–31 | 93,345 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at North Carolina | L 14–34 | 49,000 | ||||
| October 19 | Maryland |
| L 3–26 | 23,700 | |||
| October 26 | Virginia |
| L 18–20 | 19,400 | |||
| November 2 | at Clemson | L 10–26 | 71,179 | ||||
| November 9 | Duke |
| W 27–7 | 19,800 | |||
| November 16 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–41 | 28,575 | ||||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Foy White | 132/210 | 1,322 |
| Rushing | Topper Clemons | 164 | 916 |
| Receiving | Micheal Ramseur | 54 | 450 |
References
- ↑ "1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Wake Forest rises above game Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Deacons push Tennessee to the limit". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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