1985 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1985 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985 record4–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Bowden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (3rd season)
MVPHarry Ward
CaptainPete Stubbs, Nick Buoniconti, Mike Higginbotham, Harry Ward
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7Northwestern*
W 40–1721,000
September 14at West Virginia*
L 18–2061,181
September 21Ohio*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 34–1318,150
October 5at Virginia
L 14–3741,500
October 12at South Carolina*
L 7–2871,150
October 19Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 9–2131,700
October 26at Maryland
L 10–4046,175
November 2Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–914,400
November 9at Wake Forest
L 7–2719,800
November 16NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–1916,200
November 23at North Carolina
W 23–2148,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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