1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985 record4–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (1st season)
CaptainGary Baldinger, Foy White
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 William & Mary*
W 30–23 22,300
September 14 at Boston University*
W 30–0 12,062
September 21 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 17–20 26,700
September 28 Appalachian State *
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 24–21 27,300 [2]
October 5 at No. 16 Tennessee*
L 29–31 93,345
October 12 at North Carolina
L 14–34 49,000
October 19 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 3–26 23,700
October 26 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 18–20 19,400
November 2 at Clemson
L 10–26 71,179
November 9 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 27–7 19,800
November 16 at Georgia Tech
L 10–41 28,575
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 132/210 1,322
Rushing Topper Clemons 164 916
Receiving Micheal Ramseur 54 450

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest rises above game Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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