1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team

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The 1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Selectors in 1985 included the Associated Press (AP).

Four teams dominated the AP's 1985 All-ACC selections:

  • Conference champion Maryland finished the season ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll and placed four players on the All-ACC team: offensive lineman Len Lynch, defensive lineman Bruce Mesner, linebacker Chuck Faucette, and defensive back Al Covington
  • Georgia Tech finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll and placed three players on the All-ACC team: defensive lineman Pat Swilling, linebacker Ted Roof, and defensive back Cleve Pounds.

Offensive selections[]

Wide receivers[]

Tight ends[]

Offensive linemen[]

  • Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (AP)
  • Jim Milinichik, NC State (AP)
  • Len Lynch, Maryland (AP)
  • Steve Reese, Clemson (AP)
  • Harold Garren, Virginia (AP)

Quarterbacks[]

Running backs[]

Defensive selections[]

Defensive linemen[]

  • Bruce Mesner, Maryland (AP)
  • Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (AP)
  • Reuben Davis, North Carolina (AP)
  • Gary Baldinger, Wake Forest (AP)

Linebackers[]

Defensive backs[]

  • Cleve Pounds, Georgia Tech (AP)
  • Al Covington, Maryland (AP)
  • Reggie McCummings, Wake Forest (AP)
  • Larry Griffin, North Carolina (AP)

Special teams[]

Placekickers[]

  • Kenny Stadlin, Virginia (AP)

Punters[]

Key[]

AP = Associated Press selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters in the ACC region

References[]

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